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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Once obvious sellers, the Cardinals players are looking to make that decision a little more difficult for the front office.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The future of the Heat front office: Asking Riley whether his retirement is near has become an annual tradition at these season-ending news conferences lately.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
That formula, and variations on it, is important to the work many major league front offices do, said Powers, who was an assistant general manager of the Houston Astros.
—Joe Murphy, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Part of the reason the Islanders haven’t been considered a big-league franchise is that Lamoriello runs a very tight ship — the Islanders have one of the smallest front offices in the league.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 6 May 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The future of the Heat front office: Asking Riley whether his retirement is near has become an annual tradition at these season-ending news conferences lately.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
That formula, and variations on it, is important to the work many major league front offices do, said Powers, who was an assistant general manager of the Houston Astros.
—Joe Murphy, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Part of the reason the Islanders haven’t been considered a big-league franchise is that Lamoriello runs a very tight ship — the Islanders have one of the smallest front offices in the league.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 6 May 2025
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“Front office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20office. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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