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foreperson
noun
-
foreperson
,
forepersoning
,
forepersons
,
forepersoned
the
member
of
a
jury
who
presides
over
its
deliberations
and
speaks
for
it
in
court
.
•
The
judge
asked
the
foreperson
to
read
the
verdict
aloud
.
The
judge
asked
the
foreperson
to
read
the
verdict
aloud
.
•
After
long
discussions
,
the
jurors
selected
her
as
the
foreperson
.
After
long
discussions
,
the
jurors
selected
her
as
the
foreperson
.
Formed
in
the
late
20th
century
as
a
gender-neutral
replacement
for
'foreman'
,
combining
'fore-'
(
before
,
in
front
)
+
'person'
.
