foreman

6 definitions • 3 examples

a skilled person with experience who is in charge of and watches over a group of workers

in a law court, one member of the jury who is chosen to be in charge of their discussions and to speak officially for them

a skilled person who is in charge of a group of workers:

After four years on the job, he was promoted to foreman.

law In a court of law, the foreman on the jury is the person who is in charge of and speaks for the jury.

someone in charge of a group of workers:

a construction/factory/mine foreman The mine foreman was responsible for conducting a pre-shift examination of the mine.

in a court of law, a member of the jury who is chosen to be in charge of the jury's discussions and to speak officially for them:

The jury foreman read the verdict - reached Friday after 15 hours of deliberation - in a Macomb County courtroom.