Definition of dotted line report

dotted line report

• in an organization chart, a solid line is used to indicate the relationship between a manager and their reports. A "dotted line report" is an employee that has some level of accountability to another, but is not a direct report.

  Last edited on Aug 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'dot':
be a dot	Definitions include: to be leaving.
connect the dots	Definitions include: to figure something out based on multiple pieces of evidence.
dot	Definitions include: anus.
dot-bomb	Definitions include: a failed "dot com" company.
dot-com	Definitions include: "very".
dot cotton	Definitions include: prairie dogging.
dot Indian	Definitions include: a person from India.
p dot	Definitions include: female period
Other terms relating to 'line':
a fine line	Definitions include: a very small distinction.
cross the line	Definitions include: to do something inappropriate.
do a line	Definitions include: to inhale a line of cocaine.
down da line	Definitions include: somewhere south of one's current location.
draw a line in the sand	Definitions include: to establish a limit.
end of the line	Definitions include: the last part of something.
have (one's) neck on the line	Definitions include: to be responsible for failure.
hook, line, and sinker	Definitions include: completely.
lay it on the line	Definitions include: to reveal the truth.
line	Definitions include: a pick-up line.
line of work	Definitions include: profession.
main line	Definitions include: to inject a drug into a vein.
pickup line	Definitions include: a canned sentence used to attempt to arouse the interest of a person in order to fuel romance or physical intimacy.
rat-line	Definitions include: a telephone number that is used by the police to enable citizens to provide anonymous information, e.g. Crimestoppers.
read between the lines	Definitions include: to look for hidden subtext.
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Other terms relating to 'report':
direct report	Definitions include: someone who reports to a manager.
TPS report	Definitions include: a fictional business report made popular by the film "Office Space" and used in the TV show "Lost."

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