public administrator
Americannoun
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an official of a city, county, or state government.
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a person appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person, especially during the period when a will is being contested.
Example Sentences
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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
Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii described him as a “skilled and dedicated public administrator with an extensive record showing that he knows transportation.”
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Telles’ elected term as Clark County public administrator was cut short following his arrest less than a week after German’s death.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2023
A married father of three, Telles had launched his career in Las Vegas as a probate lawyer before running for and winning the post of county public administrator in 2018.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 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
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