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Definition of “trustee

trustee (trʌˈstiːPronunciation for trustee

Definitions

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

Usage examples

  • Ollie Weston was trustee for Boston's oldest and largest banking house.
    Tapply, William G, The Dutch Blue Error (1985)
  • Says M. L. Anand, trustee of Birla Mandir: "No industrialist could have built what the Babaji has.
    India Today (1997)
  • He has served on the Management Committee as both chairman of the Connacht Council and as a trustee.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • Ex-teacher Michael Theobold, 54, quit as a Hearing Concern trustee after cops found 500 sick photos he dumped in woods.
    Sun, News of the World (2001)
  • And in the third scenario, neither investor nor trustee knew anything about the possibility of a penalty.
    Paul Martin, MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)

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