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n. - The position of a person who exercises control over workers

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Usage examples (36)
  • It is under the foremanship of Mr. John Wakely, a well-known Cincinnati baker.
  • That's when I went out to Dinwiddie in Minneapolis to go to that training on labor problems, particularly foremanship and so on.
  • As a rule, foremanship carries with it higher wages, although in some cases the pay is the same as that of the regular journeymen.
  • Although there are few opportunities each year for advancement to foremanship, employers declare they cannot get enough persons of ability to fill vacancies.
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