foreperson
Panel's chosen speaker
A foreperson is someone who presides over a group, particularly the spokesperson and leader of a jury who delivers the verdict: The foreperson read the jury's decision aloud.
The term also applies to supervisors of work crews.
Foreperson serves as a gender-neutral alternative to foreman.
Careful weighing of choices
- verdictOfficial court decision
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
evidence · testimony · peers · sequester · guilty · acquittal · conviction · indictment
Authorized representative communicator
- representativeOne who acts for another
- liaisonConnector between groups
- announcerOne who introduces programs
- reportFormal written findings
speak for · convey · articulate · deliver · present · address · inform · relay
One who directs workers
- crew chiefLeader of a work group
- shift leaderWorker overseeing a rotation
- team leadManager of collaborators
- site managerOversees work at location
overseer · coordinator · delegation · scheduling · timekeeping · safety · workers · crew
Leader or instruction book
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
accountability · responsibility · direction · command · delegate · organize · facilitate · mediate
deliberation
Careful weighing of choices
- verdictOfficial court decision
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- trialJudicial examination of claims
courtroom · evidence · testimony · peers · sequester · guilty · acquittal · conviction · indictment · instructions
spokesperson
Authorized representative communicator
- representativeOne who acts for another
- liaisonConnector between groups
- announcerOne who introduces programs
report · speak for · convey · articulate · deliver · present · address · inform · relay · intermediate
supervisor
One who directs workers
- crew chiefLeader of a work group
- shift leaderWorker overseeing a rotation
- team leadManager of collaborators
site manager · overseer · coordinator · delegation · scheduling · timekeeping · safety · workers · crew · shop floor
guide
Leader or instruction book
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
oversight · accountability · responsibility · direction · command · delegate · organize · facilitate · mediate · resolve
- supervisorssupervisor, overseer, superintendent, boss, line supervisor
- jurorsjuror, alternate juror, grand juror, alternate
- jury statusseated, empaneled, selected, dismissed, excused
- jury termsverdict, deliberation, hung jury, deadlock, consensus
- jury trialjury deliberation, jury selection, juror selection, voir dire, jury pool
- grand juryindictment, presentment, true bill, empanelment, juror
forepersonjudge
One who decides
presiding judge · defendant · prosecutor · defense attorney · bailiff
forepersonworker
Person who toils
laborer · subordinate · underling · employee · hired hand
- jury forepersonLeader of deliberating panel
before, person, personal, foremost, beforehand, foreman, fore, personify, foremen