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The definition of a foreman is a person is who is charge of a project and of supervising other workers, or the person who is named to speak on behalf of the jury.

(noun)

An example of the foreman is the person who is the head of the construction crew and who tells all the other men what to do.
An example of the foreman is the person who speaks to the judge on behalf of the jury during a criminal or civil trial.

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See foreman in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. foremen

the chairman and spokesman of a jury
a person in charge of a department or group of workers in a factory, mill, etc.

Origin: orig., foremost man, leader

Related Forms:

foremanship noun

See foreman in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A man who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
A man who chairs and speaks for a jury.

Related Forms:

foreˈman·shipˌ noun

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