front office

noun

: the policymaking officials of an organization
usually hyphenated when used attributively
the front-office staff

Examples of front office in a Sentence

Many fans blame the team's poor performance on bad decisions made by the front office.
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But given their situation, expect everything to be on the table to this front office. Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Moving Vučević is one of the central goals for the Bulls front office. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 Brown, 39, has been the right-hand man of Duke Tobin, the director of player personnel, and the team’s de facto general manager since joining the Bengals front office in 2021 after stints in the Alliance of American Football and the XFL. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 The work of the front office clearly has not gone unnoticed among players. Noah Camras, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for front office 

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of front office was in 1899

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“Front office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20office. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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