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 • Oct. 1, 2024

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

Telles, 45, was Clark County public administrator, overseeing an office that handles assets of people who die without a will or family contacts.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022

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

No editor, no political writer, and no public administrator achieved enough good reputation to preserve his memory for twenty years.

From The Education of Henry Adams by Adams, Henry