front office

noun

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of front office

: the policy-making officials of an organization —usually hyphenated when used attributively

the front-office staff

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Examples of front office in a Sentence

Many fans blame the team's poor performance on bad decisions made by the front office.

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Mitch Kupchak ran the Los Angeles Lakers from August 2000 (when Jerry West left the front office) until February of 2017, when the Lakers let Kupchak go.

— rick bonnell, charlotteobserver, "Best, worst deals of likely next Charlotte Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak | Charlotte Observer," 4 Apr. 2018
Budenholzer is believed to be firmly on the hot seat in Atlanta after the Hawks had changes in ownership and in the front office in the years since the franchise hired him in May 2013.

— tom orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, "Playing the Popovich successor parlor game," 30 Mar. 2018
And the front office’s desire to secure another 2019 draft pick or two appears again to be affecting the team’s approach to free agency.

— jeff zrebiec, baltimoresun.com, "As usual, Ravens' free-agent strategy appears to be affected by compensatory-pick formula," 26 Mar. 2018
Ranadive spoke at midcourt, surrounded by the team and members of the front office, including general manager Vlade Divac.

— jason jones, sacbee, "Kings and Hawks struggle to play during protest. 'I'd probably be out there with them' | The Sacramento Bee," 23 Mar. 2018
Klentak waited on the tarmac in St. Petersburg with other members of the front office to greet Arrieta.

— matt breen, Philly.com, "How the Phillies landed Jake Arrieta," 13 Mar. 2018
As managers increasingly become appendages of the front office, communication from the executives above to the players below grows more vital.

— gabe lacques, USA TODAY, "As MLB managers get younger, baseball lifers feel squeeze: 'I might be one of the last'," 8 Mar. 2018
The report Tuesday in the Willamette Week came about a week and half after a Sports Illustrated account that portrayed a hostile work environment for women in the front office of the Mavericks.

— CBS News, "Mark Cuban sexual assault allegations being reviewed by NBA," 8 Mar. 2018
The report in the Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon, came two weeks after a Sports Illustrated account that portrayed a hostile work environment for women in the front office of the Mavericks.

— Bloomberg.com, "Mavs Owner Mark Cuban Denies 2011 Sex Assault Allegation," 7 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of front office

1900

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: the people who manage a business or organization (such as a professional sports team)

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