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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Example Sentences

After completing university, he began working as a public administrator in government, and as a district officer in different locations across the country.

From BBC

Telles, who was elected Clark County public administrator in 2018, sat blank faced in court on Wednesday as the judge called in the jury.

From BBC

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

She is one of more than a dozen investigators who work for the Public Administrator, an understaffed and little-known branch of the county’s Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector.

From Seattle Times

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