trusteeship
Americannoun
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Law. the office or function of a trustee.
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the administrative control of a territory granted to a country by a body Trusteeship Council of the United Nations.
noun
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the office or function of a trustee
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the administration or government of a territory by a foreign country under the supervision of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations
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(often capital) any such dependent territory; trust territory
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Etymology
Origin of trusteeship
Example Sentences
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The German government took Rosneft Germany into trusteeship in the wake of Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and European Union sanctions on the Russian energy sector.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
"With the trusteeship, the threat to the security of energy supply is countered and an essential foundation stone is set for the preservation and future of the Schwedt site," Germany's economy ministry said.
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
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