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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public administrator

If no qualified or willing person comes forward, a public administrator may be appointed to oversee his estate.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

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 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

In some of the Southern states he is ex officio tax collector and in some he is also ex officio public administrator.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner