foremanship

8.2

A position leading other workers in a factory or workshop

noun
/ˈfɔːrmənˌʃɪp/

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He was promoted to foremanship after years of hard work on the factory floor.

Examples

Her strong leadership skills made her an ideal candidate for foremanship.
Maintaining effective communication is vital in foremanship.
His foremanship was recognized by the company last year.
She has held the position of foremanship for over five years.
He was promoted to foremanship after years of hard work on the factory floor.
Her strong leadership skills made her an ideal candidate for foremanship.
She has held the position of foremanship for over five years.

How Senior

managership

1 6.3

foremanship

8.2

Surface Forms

foremanship singular

foremanships plural

Morphology

foremanship = foreman (transparent) = foreman + ship

The noun denotes the office or status formed from the noun 'foreman' with the productive suffix '-ship', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Foremanship comes from three simple parts: fore- meaning 'in front', man meaning 'person' or 'worker', and -ship meaning 'state' or 'position', like in leadership. So foremanship is the position of being the person in front—the foreman—who leads and manages work in a workplace.