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Definition of "foreperson" [foreperson]

  • The chair and spokesperson for a jury: "A jury gives no reasons for its decision; it reaches a collective result, announced by the foreperson” ( Hiller B. Zobel). (noun)
  • The leader of a work crew, as in a factory. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "foreperson" in a sentence
  • "And you spoke about the fact that the jury foreperson is Hispanic."
  • "We also have heard from very reliable sources around the courthouse that juror number five, the doctor-lawyer, may very well be the foreperson, which is what we expected."
  • "The foreperson was a competent, extremely well organized young African-American woman, a young professional or junior executive."