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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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
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
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
He practiced probate and estate law before he was elected public administrator in 2018, replacing a three-term predecessor.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 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
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