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.
Recent Examples on the Web In retaining Rooker, Oakland’s front office essentially gave its current group a stamp of approval. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 Nine players are in and 10 are out as Baltimore’s front office completed seven trades in five days to address its rotation, bullpen and bench. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024 Martinez wasn’t told about the trade by the front office but learned about it second-hand. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 July 2024 After Wednesday’s loss, the Yankees’ front office have six days to re-construct their offense around Judge and Soto — and add some arms to the bullpen. James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for front office 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of front office was in 1900

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“Front office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20office. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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