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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
fore·man       [fawr-muhn, fohr-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -men.
1.a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
2.the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME forman chief servant, steward. See fore-, man1]

fore·man·ship, noun

See -man.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fore·man       (fôr'mən, fōr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A man who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
  2. A man who chairs and speaks for a jury.

fore'man·ship' n.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
foreman 
1538 in the sense of "principal juror;" 1574 in the sense of "principal workman;" from fore + man. Earliest attested meaning (c.1425) was "a leader."

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foreman

noun
1. a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" 
2. a man who is foreperson of a jury 

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: fore·man
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fore·men
: a male or female member of a jury who acts as the leader and speaks for the jury

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Foreman, AR (city, FIPS 24250) Location: 33.71733 N, 94.39755 W
Population (1990): 1267 (573 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71836

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Foreman

Fore"man\, n.; pl. Foremen. The first or chief man; as: (a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker. (b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer.

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