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trusteeship

American  
[truh-stee-ship] / trʌˈsti ʃɪp /

noun

  1. Law. the office or function of a trustee.

  2. the administrative control of a territory granted to a country by a body Trusteeship Council of the United Nations.

  3. trust territory.


trusteeship British  
/ trʌˈstiːʃɪp /

noun

  1. the office or function of a trustee

    1. the administration or government of a territory by a foreign country under the supervision of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations

    2. (often capital) any such dependent territory; trust territory

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Etymology

Origin of trusteeship

First recorded in 1720–30; trustee + -ship

Example Sentences

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Lord Alli correctly registered his trusteeship of The Charlie Parsons Foundation but should also have included his position as an unremunerated director of the foundation, the commissioner found.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

The government has also put SEFE, formerly known as Gazprom Germania, under trusteeship after Russian energy giant Gazprom ditched it in April.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2022

The artifacts were then passed into the trusteeship of the British Museum.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Brian Rothenberg, a spokesman for the UAW international organization, said that Edmunds has been removed from his role and that Local 412 has asked to be put under trusteeship by the international union.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2021

The manifesto utterly rejected the notion of trusteeship, the idea that the white government somehow had African interests at heart.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela