public administrator

noun

an official of a city, county, or state government.
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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How to use public administrator in a sentence

If the heiress were to die, the public administrator might take it.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas | Richard Henry Savage
In some of the Southern states he is ex officio tax collector and in some he is also ex officio public administrator.
Government in the United States | James Wilford Garner

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