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trustee

[ truh-stee ]

noun

  1. a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc.
  2. a person who holds the title to property for the benefit of another.
  3. (in New England) a garnishee.
  4. a trusty.


verb (used with object)

, trust·eed, trust·ee·ing.
  1. to place in the hands of a trustee or trustees.
  2. (in New England) to garnish.

trustee

/ trʌˈstiː /

noun

  1. a person to whom the legal title to property is entrusted to hold or use for another's benefit
  2. a member of a board that manages the affairs and administers the funds of an institution or organization
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trustee1

First recorded in 1640–50; trust + -ee
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Example Sentences

The relief money was being used for security and to respond to medical records requests until Ellwood City Medical Center could be sold, a bankruptcy trustee said in a December 2020 court filing.

I’ve been on the board of trustees at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, which is this amazing place for basically very pure academic research in a number of fields.

In November, San Diego voters passed Measure D, which provides two clear paths to remove a school board trustee from office.

Natwar Gandhi, a trustee who threatened earlier this year to leave his position unless the university took steps to upend systemic racism, said recent announcements from the administration made him reconsider.

We’re referring in-house to Measure D as the “Andy Keatts Measure” because it came in response to his reporting about a school trustee.

“A heartfelt ‘thank you for your service,’ is no longer nearly enough,” said Martin Edelman, trustee of the Fallen Heroes Fund.

He served for years as trustee of the Art Gallery of Ontario and as chairman of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

Next, however, trustee Malt notes that “the Romneys claimed a deduction for $2.25 million of those charitable contributions.”

On April 10th, Washington debated a new report by Medicare trustee Chuck Blahous.

Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that the trustee needed to prove the Mets owners had demonstrated “willful blindness.”

Whatever property on which a levy could have been made by judicial process against the bankrupt passes to the trustee.

If a trustee accepts he must give a bond with sureties for the faithful performance of his duties.

The federal Bankruptcy Act prescribes what property passes to the trustee and also what is exempt.

Then you are a very bad trustee, thus to misuse the foot-way, and interrupt passengers.

A different rule applies to a naked trustee who holds the title to the stock without any real interest in it.

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What does trustee mean?

A trustee is a person who is appointed to administer the affairs of a company or other organization. Often such an organization will have a group, or a board, of trustees.

A trustee can also be a person who holds the title to a property for someone else. If you inherit millions of dollars before you reach adulthood, the will might state that an adult manages that money for you until you become an adult. That person would be the trustee of your money.

Example: The board of trustees advised us against running this ad during primetime.

Where does trustee come from?

The first records of the term trustee come from around 1640. It combines the term trust, meaning “to rely upon someone or something,” and the suffix ee, which changes a verb into the doer of the verb. A trustee is the person who is relied upon for something.

You will occasionally see trustee used as a verb. To trustee someone is to designate them as an administrator, that is, to make them a trustee.

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Trustee is most often used in discussions about business.

 

 

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Luann ran for a seat on her condo’s board of trustees because she wanted to help manage the condo’s business.

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