public administrator

American  

noun

1. an official of a city, county, or state government.

2. a person appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person, especially during the period when a will is being contested.

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public administrator

If no qualified or willing person comes forward, a public administrator may be appointed to oversee his estate.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Telles lost his primary for a second term as public administrator in 2022 after German's stories were published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal ahead of the election.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

Authorities believe Telles, who has since been stripped of his elected position, was motivated by German’s reporting on Telles’ time as public administrator.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

As public administrator, she takes on the estates of residents who die without anybody to inherit them, filing their tax returns, settling their debts and selling or distributing what’s left.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

In some of the Southern states he is ex officio tax collector and in some he is also ex officio public administrator.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford