front office
noun
: the policymaking officials of an organization
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
the front-office staff
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Many fans blame the team's poor performance on bad decisions made by the front office.
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That was the night the lights went out in Orlando; the night everything changed – the series, the confidence level and perhaps even the future of the head coach and the front office.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Some of that, too, can be attributed to the investment the front office made in the group last March — with the drafting of Cam Jackson, the signing of Bobby Brown (who came on strong at the end of last season) and the 6-foot-1, 280-pound Turk Wharton (whose injuries limited him most of 2025).
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Early-season trades are extremely rare, and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and his front office aren’t pushing their chips all in on an external arm coming in to save the day.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Often, a team replacing its top front office executive will allow the new head honcho to choose a new manager and overhaul the coaching staff.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Some of that, too, can be attributed to the investment the front office made in the group last March — with the drafting of Cam Jackson, the signing of Bobby Brown (who came on strong at the end of last season) and the 6-foot-1, 280-pound Turk Wharton (whose injuries limited him most of 2025).
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Early-season trades are extremely rare, and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and his front office aren’t pushing their chips all in on an external arm coming in to save the day.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Often, a team replacing its top front office executive will allow the new head honcho to choose a new manager and overhaul the coaching staff.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
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“Front office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20office. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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