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

Workers cut the foam pieces before placing them in the boxes, and employees said the manufacturing area and parts of the front office are covered in black foam dust from that process. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

What accelerated that was the front office’s acquisitions of big-name talent, such as pass rusher Jaelan Phillips and inside linebacker Devin Lloyd. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

But the front office salvaged a situation that could have turned much worse. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Capital calls, distributions, valuation updates, subscription documents, liquidity gates, tax documents and reporting cycles create new handoffs across front office, operations, legal, compliance, tax, data and technology. — Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for front office

• interoffice