blind trust

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noun

a trust in which a trustee controls the financial investments of a public official, without the beneficiary's knowledge of how their affairs are administered, in order to avoid conflict of interest.

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Origin of blind trust

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby blind trust

blind-stamp, blind stamping, blindstorey, blindstory, blind tiger, blind trust, blindworm, bling, bling-bling, blinging, blinglish

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How to use blind trust in a sentence

Youngkin reported that he has put some of his holdings — including his Carlyle assets — into a blind trust.
Financial disclosures in Va. governor’s race detail wealth of Youngkin, McAuliffe|Gregory S. Schneider|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
It’s a blind trust, the “we don’t know what we don’t know” of it all, even if we suspect something nefarious—and even if we know well enough how easy it is for these things to be abused.
Why Did It Take So Long to Believe Britney Spears?|Kevin Fallon|June 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
She said one way for members of Congress to avoid questions about their financial holdings is to put them in a blind trust, which Perdue has not done.
Georgia Senate runoff: Republican Perdue boosted his wealth with well-timed stock trades|Lee Clifford|November 28, 2020|Fortune
As governor, he has refused to put most of his business entities into a blind trust as prior governors have done.
This Billionaire Governor’s Companies Have Now Reached $140 Million in Lawsuit Settlements and Judgments Over Unpaid Bills|by Ken Ward Jr. and Alex Mierjeski|September 24, 2020|ProPublica

The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And in this era of impact-blind, across-the-board budget cuts, we see an opportunity.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What designer West lacks in productivity, he more than makes up for in pure, unadulterated confidence and blind anger.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sandra Bullock won for ‘The Blind Side’ and Al Pacino lost for both Godfather movies.
Exclusive: Aaron Sorkin Thinks Male Film Roles Have Bigger ‘Degree of Difficulty’ Than Female Ones|William Boot|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We proud skeptics would rather trust the demonstrable facts than the alleged truth.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He must trust to his human merits, and not miracles, for his Sonship is of no value in this conflict.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
As if unwilling to trust himself longer in dangerous companionship, he went up to town with Thomas Carr.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for blind trust

blind trust

noun

a trust fund that manages the financial affairs of a person without informing him or her of any investments made, usually so that the beneficiary cannot be accused of using public office for private gain

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