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Pronunciation / Transliteration: foreman
"जूरी के फोरमैन ने अदालत में फैसला सुनाया।"
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2 senses- 1
The spokesperson or leader of a jury, responsible for delivering the verdict.
"The foreperson read the unanimous guilty verdict to the quiet courtroom." - 2
A supervisor or leader of a group of workers in a factory, construction site, or trade.
"The foreperson inspected the construction site before assigning tasks to the crew."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'fore-' (meaning in front or leading, from Old English) and 'person'. It evolved as a gender-neutral replacement for 'foreman' and 'forewoman', specifically denoting the designated leader or spokesperson of a jury.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foreperson" is said worldwide
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chef d'équipe
Transliteration: シェf デキp
"Le chef d'équipe a donné de nouvelles consignes aux ouvriers."
Vorarbeiter
Transliteration: for-ar-bay-ter
"Der Vorarbeiter koordinierte die Arbeiten auf der Baustelle."
caporeparto
Transliteration: ka-po-re-par-to
"Il caporeparto ha controllato la qualità della produzione."
capataz
Transliteration: ka-pa-tas
"El capataz supervisó todo el turno de la mañana."
capataz
Transliteration: ka-pa-tash
"O capataz deu instruções claras para a equipe de construção."
फोरमैन
Transliteration: foreman
"जूरी के फोरमैन ने अदालत में फैसला सुनाया।"
领班
Transliteration: lǐngbàn
"陪审团长宣读了裁决结果。"
배심원 대표
Transliteration: baesimwon daepyo
"배심원 대표가 평결을 낭독했습니다."
陪審員長
Transliteration: baishin'inchō
"陪審員長が評決を読み上げました。"
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