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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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Severino | | se-ve-REE-no (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Nyala | | - | Various |
| Nicol (2) | | - | Dutch, German, Czech |
| Hephzibah | | HEF-zi-bə (English), HEP-zi-bə (English) | Biblical |
| Gilda | | ['gildə] | |
| Jahangir | | - | Persian, Urdu |