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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or relating to Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918–2007), professor of business history who wrote extensively about the scale and management structures of modern corporations.
2. 2
   Of or relating to Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American novelist and screenwriter, known for hard-boiled detective fiction.

Etymology

From Chandler + -ian.

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