foreperson

English

From fore- +‎ person.

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.

(management) work foreman, work foreperson, work forewoman
(law) foreman, forewoman, head juror, jury foreman, jury foreperson, jury forewoman, presiding juror

leader of a work crew

Danish: forperson c
German: Vorarbeiter (de) m, Vorarbeiterin (de) m, Polier (de) m, Polierin f
Korean: 감독자 (gamdogja)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: formann (no) m, forkvinne m or f, arbeidsformann m, arbeidsforkvinne m or f

Nynorsk: formann m, forkvinne f, arbeidsformann m, arbeidsforkvinne f

member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf

German: Sprecher der Geschworenen m, Sprecherin der Geschworenen f, Vorsitzender und Sprecher der Jury m, Vorsitzende und Sprecherin der Jury f
Korean: 십장 (ko) m (sibjang), 여자 십장 f (yeoja sibjang), 감독자 c or c du (gamdogja)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: juryformann m, juryforkvinne m or f

Nynorsk: juryformann m, juryforkvinne f