front office
noun [C, usually singular]Definition
› WORKPLACE the part of a company, bank, etc. that deals directly with customers: Between the front office where deals are struck and the back office where deals are settled, new jobs are being created. Some former athletes stay in sports, coaching, managing, scouting, or in the front office. → Compare back office
(Definition of front office noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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