front office

noun

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: front office in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples of front office from the Web

The New York front office is already working to downplay free agency expectations.

— andrew sharp, SI.com, "Kevin Knox, Wendell Carter Jr., and Midsummer Hope for the Knicks and Bulls," 13 July 2018
Now, the Heat has been trying to dump Johnson’s contract for a shorter deal with less money or to a team with cap space to absorb his salary, according to an NBA official in touch with the Heat’s front office.

— barry jackson, miamiherald, "Tyler Johnson contract creating challenges, and these interesting future options for Heat," 12 July 2018
This remains the single most significant and tangible mistake of the Royals’ front office.

— sam mellinger, kansascity, "The State of the Royals, Part 1 of 2: How did they get here?," 12 July 2018
The front office asked various veteran Pacers about McDermott, too.

— gregg doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Pacers to the NBA — here we come," 6 July 2018
With growing salaries and massive extensions kicking in on the Nuggets roster, the savings are a necessity for the Denver front office.

— sarah todd, Philly.com, "Sixers acquire Wilson Chandler from Denver Nuggets in trade," 3 July 2018
Jim Nill and the Stars' front office faced long odds to sign Tavares.

— peter dawson, star-telegram, "Stars miss out on superstar John Tavares, who signs with Maple Leafs," 1 July 2018
The release of guard Tyler Ulis on Saturday doesn’t qualify as a major decision, but a source said Booker was upset with the Suns’ front office that he wasn’t given a heads-up about the decision.

— arizona republic, azcentral, "Source: Devin Booker upset Suns didn't alert him to Tyler Ulis release," 1 July 2018
The Lions’ front office has shown its willingness to fire coaches who don’t get the job done quickly.

— jordan culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City lands Louisville City’s James O’Connor as next head coach," 29 June 2018

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