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front office
noun
the executive or administrative office of a company, organization, etc.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism
1895–1900, Americanism
Related forms
front-of·fice, adjective
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front office
The policy-making or executive individuals in an organization, as in I'll have to check with the front office before I can give you a discount. This term was originally underworld slang for police headquarters or the main detective bureau. It soon was extended to other administrative offices and their personnel. [c. 1900]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Front office
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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