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

And much of the credit for that would go to Walter, who has funded a front office that consistently has outspent the rest of Major League Baseball, signing seven players to contracts worth more than $2 billion combined in the last six years alone. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Even as pitchers such as Troy Melton and Keider Montero blossomed, the Tigers’ front office also failed to construct a staff deep enough or good enough to carry the Tigers through the more turbulent parts of their schedule. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

The front office also re-signed key interior trench pieces, keeping offensive guard Sam Cosmi locked up alongside defensive tackle Daron Payne, while adding offensive line depth with veteran additions to protect Daniels. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Most of the organization — front office and coaches included — took vacations in June. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for front office

• interoffice