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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Bringing back second baseman Jorge Polanco seems to be achievable as well, based on the rhetoric coming out of the Mariners' front office, and that could leave third baseman Eugenio Suárez as the lone man left out in the cold.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the front office could seek to improve the bench.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
Some teams are willing to bend around that target, and some have hard and tight rules around a low target, but every front office has to think about things in a similar construct.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The Blue Jays, fresh off an American League pennant, are considered by other front offices to be the favorites to land Tucker, per ESPN.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the front office could seek to improve the bench.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
Some teams are willing to bend around that target, and some have hard and tight rules around a low target, but every front office has to think about things in a similar construct.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The Blue Jays, fresh off an American League pennant, are considered by other front offices to be the favorites to land Tucker, per ESPN.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Front office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20office. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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