frontstage

frontstage adjective: open, occurring in full view of the public or in a public role.

Adjective

frontstage (not comparable)

Open, occurring in full view of the public or in a public role.
- In the light of the 'new work order' requiring explicit accounting of knowledge and responsibility as in case talks, evaluation of professional practice may be a matter of how and where boundaries are drawn between frontstage and backstage activities.1999, Srikant Sarangi, Celia Roberts, Talk, Work and Institutional Order: Discourse in Medical, Mediation, and Management Settings, →ISBN, page 68
- Goffman is alert to the situational variability of the roles we play, distinguishing "frontstage" from "backstage" performances.2001, Daniel Rigney, The Metaphorical Society: An Invitation to Social Theory, →ISBN, page 153

frontstage (not comparable)

In full view of the public or in a public role.
- There are many possible examples which you could use to answer this question: e.g. doctor–patient interactions where the doctor discusses the patient's problems backstage with a colleague or a nurse before meeting the patient frontstage.2013, Janet Holmes, An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, →ISBN, page 403

frontstage (plural frontstages)

The public area of a business or enterprise.
- Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.2013, Raymond Fisk, Stephen Grove, Joby John, Services Marketing Interactive Approach, →ISBN, page 73
- In the 1970s, MacCannell (1973) developed a six-stage frontstage/backstage model of authenticity that can be applied to theme parks as well as to other tourist sites.2005, Sue Beeton, Film-induced Tourism, →ISBN, page 188

முகப்பு நிலை, முதல் நிலை

plural	frontstages

From front + stage, by analogy to backstage.

What does frontstage mean?: Frontstage means open, occurring in full view of the public or in a public role.
What is frontstage in Tamil?: Frontstage in Tamil is முகப்பு நிலை, முதல் நிலை. See Frontstage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is frontstage?: Frontstage can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

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