foreman

  1. Noun.  (management) The leader of a work crew.
  2. Noun.  (legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  3. Noun.  (historical) During the era of slavery in the United States, a black (slave) assistant to the white Overseer who managed field hands.

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