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trustee
[ truh-stee ]
noun
- a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc.
- a person who holds the title to property for the benefit of another.
- (in New England) a garnishee.
- a trusty.
verb (used with object)
- to place in the hands of a trustee or trustees.
- (in New England) to garnish.
trustee
/ ٰʌˈپː /
noun
- a person to whom the legal title to property is entrusted to hold or use for another's benefit
- a member of a board that manages the affairs and administers the funds of an institution or organization
Example Sentences
Damian McNairney, a volunteer and trustee from The People's Kitchen in Belfast, said the bin would help but described Belfast city centre as being in a drug crisis.
Gill Docherty, founder and trustee of campaign group Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation, has spent years protesting outside Thornton and other tracks.
President Obama named her a trustee of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2010.
But in February the center was appropriated by another president who now also rules as chairman of a board of trustees, all of whom are his appointees.
Miller, the bankruptcy trustee, disputed his claimed cooperation.
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What does trustee mean?
A trustee is a person who is appointed to administer the affairs of a company or other organization. Often such an organization will have a group, or a board, of trustees.
A trustee can also be a person who holds the title to a property for someone else. If you inherit millions of dollars before you reach adulthood, the will might state that an adult manages that money for you until you become an adult. That person would be the trustee of your money.
Example: The board of trustees advised us against running this ad during primetime.
Where does trustee come from?
The first records of the term trustee come from around 1640. It combines the term trust, meaning “to rely upon someone or something,” and the suffix –ee, which changes a verb into the doer of the verb. A trustee is the person who is relied upon for something.
You will occasionally see trustee used as a verb. To trustee someone is to designate them as an administrator, that is, to make them a trustee.
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How is trustee used in real life?
Trustee is most often used in discussions about business.
My college freshman son Lezine is home for spring break. He got accepted at 13 schools on his own merit.
Lori Loughlin’s daughter was spending spring break in the Bahamas on the yacht of the billionaire chair of USC’s trustee board.
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan)
I would like to thank the Board of Trustees & everyone else involved for listening to the concerns of the current & former student body & implementing changes that will create a more welcoming environment for the entire tiger community.
— Deshaun Watson (@deshaunwatson)
UPDATE: Member of Louisville board of trustees tells that Bobby Petrino has accepted offer to be Cardinals' next head football coach.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter)
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Is trustee used correctly in the following sentence?
Luann ran for a seat on her condo’s board of trustees because she wanted to help manage the condo’s business.
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