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
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
Telles was a lawyer who practiced probate and estate law before he was elected public administrator in 2018, replacing a three-term predecessor.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022
If the heiress were to die, the public administrator might take it.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard
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