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Foreman vs Supervisor - What's the difference?

foreman | supervisor |

Supervisor is a synonym of foreman.



In management terms the difference between foreman and supervisor

is that foreman is the leader of a work crew while supervisor is a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group.

As a proper noun Foreman

is {{surname}.

foreman

English

(wikipedia foreman)

Noun

(foremen)
  • (management) The leader of a work crew.
  • (legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  • (historical, US, during the era of slavery) A black (slave) assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

    • Derived terms

    * foremanship

    Anagrams

    * * English nouns with irregular plurals

    supervisor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * supervisour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group.
  • A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
  • (US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

    • Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    See also

    * manager * on-call supervisor. * superintendent

    References

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    Anagrams

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