forewoman

noun

fore·​wom·​an ˈfȯr-ˌwu̇-mən How to pronounce forewoman (audio)
: a woman who is a foreman

Examples of forewoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The forewoman announced the verdicts: both Smokes and Warren were guilty. Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024 Jury forewoman: Mother 'was the last adult with the gun' In a brief interview with reporters, the jury forewoman discussed the daunting task of reaching a verdict in this highly emotional, sensational case that terrorized the still-grieving Oxford community. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024 The jury was dismissed after the jury forewoman read the verdict and other jurors confirmed their votes. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 As the jury forewoman, a hair stylist who had vowed to be fair and impartial, read the guilty verdicts one by one, Crumbley showed no emotion, but kept her head lowered, eyes closed and lips pursed. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024 In a brief interview, the forewoman, who declined to provide her name, discussed the daunting task of reaching a verdict in this highly emotional, sensational case that terrorized the still-grieving Oxford community. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024 The special grand jury recommended more than a dozen people for indictment, and its forewoman hinted in an interview with the New York Times in February that Trump was among them. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023 Emily Kohrs, the forewoman of that special grand jury, strongly hinted in an interview with The New York Times in February that Mr. Trump was among more than a dozen people who had been recommended for indictment. Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023 The grand jury, which recently concluded its work, recommended indictments for multiple people, the forewoman of the jury said. Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of forewoman was in 1620

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“Forewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewoman. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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