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English
Etymology
From fore- + person.
Noun
foreperson (plural forepersons or forepeople)
- (management) A leader of a work crew.
- (law) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
- (uncommon) A forefather, predecessor.
1976 December 25, Steve Blevins, “Tricentennial Journal”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 13:The capsule was buried before the Free Genitals Act of 1990, so there was much memorabilia from our pioneering forepersons: Chief Justice Elaine Noble's gavel, a program from Lillian Tomlin's one woman performance of The Brothers Karamazov, and former Sgt. Leonard Matlovich's honorable discharge.
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Translations
member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf
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