English to English Dictionary

Matinee

A musical or dramatic performance held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.

Matinee performance

A theatrical, musical, or cinematic presentation held in the afternoon rather than the evening.

Matlatzinca

An indigenous Mesoamerican ethnic group native to the Toluca Valley in Mexico, or their endangered Oto-Manguean language.

Matriarch

A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.

Matriarchy

A social system in which females, especially mothers, hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.

Matriculation Fee

A fee charged for the process of enrolling in a school or university.

Matrimony

The state or ceremony of being married; marriage.

Matrix

An environment or material in which something else develops; a surrounding medium or structure.

Matrix Management

An organizational structure in which individuals report to more than one supervisor or leader, typically combining functional and product- or project-based lines of authority.

Matrix Organization

An organizational structure in which employees report to two or more managers rather than one, typically combining functional and product or project-based lines of authority.

Matrix report

A structured document or data presentation that displays information intersecting multiple variables, departments, or categories in a grid format.

Matrix-reporting

A management structure in which an employee has dual reporting relationships, typically to both a functional manager and a product or project manager.