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Definition of trustee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trustee

noun
 
 
/trʌˈstiː/
 
/trʌˈstiː/
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  1.  
    a person or an organization that has control of money or property that has been put into a trust for somebody
    • The bank will act as trustees for the estate until the child is 18.
    Extra Examples
    • They act as joint trustees of the fund.
    • They hold the land as trustees for the infant.
    • executor and trustee to the estate of his sister
    Topics Jobsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • joint
    • sole
    • independent
    • …
    verb + trustee
    • act as
    • be
    • become
    • …
    preposition
    • trustee for
    • trustee of
    • trustee to
    • …
    phrases
    • a board of trustees
    See full entry
  2.  
    a member of a group of people that controls the financial affairs and decides the policy of a charity or other organization
    • the board of trustees
    • a trustee of the hospice
    • the trustees of the National Gallery
    • a trustee of the museum
    Topics Social issuesc1, Businessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • joint
    • sole
    • independent
    • …
    verb + trustee
    • act as
    • be
    • become
    • …
    preposition
    • trustee for
    • trustee of
    • trustee to
    • …
    phrases
    • a board of trustees
    See full entry
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