1
a
: a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (such as a person or a charitable organization)
b
: one (such as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee
2
a
: one to whom something is entrusted
b
: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
3
: trusty
trusteed; trusteeing
: to commit to the care of a trustee
: to serve as trustee
Examples of trustee in a Sentence
Noun
They were named as trustees to the child's estate.
the museum's board of trustees
Recent Examples on the Web
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Other local policies in Greenville County have also appealed to them, such as when the board of trustees for the county’s libraries voted to relocate children’s materials depicting transgender minors from the children’s section to the parenting section.
—Eduardo Medina Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The dispute has pitted the city’s mayor, a member of Eastland Life Church, against his own library board of trustees.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Colbert’s wife, Evelyn McGee Colbert is the president of Montclair’s board of trustees, with Colbert on an advisory board with Abrams, Jonathan Alter, Jon Stewart, Richard Curtis, Abigail Disney, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Patrick Wilson, Laura Linney, Julie Taymor and others.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
The foundation board has dozens of trustees — Cheney among them — who offer nominations to a 12-member executive committee, which has the final say on each year’s winner of the Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The elder Chambers, a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks and chair of the board of trustees at Bard College, runs an organic farm in Hillsdale, New York.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
That’s when Buckner and her neighbors, trustees of the Gareth Silyn Roberts Family Trust, will face off in Placer Superior Court.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Jerry Yang, the technology entrepreneur who is the chair of Stanford’s board of trustees, said that the selection committee chose Dr. Levin, 51, as someone who could chart a course for the university during these politically fraught times.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
Even trustee Joyce Foreman, who has frequently battled with Hinojosa on initiatives, offered compliments on the superintendent’s service.
—Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2022
Hannah Smith’s path proved to be an inspiration to trustee hopefuls, Republican donors and the state GOP.
—Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2022
Access to trustee investments and market expertise can, as the hospital has contended, expedite research and new treatments, at great potential benefit to desperate patients.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021
But trustee Elizabeth Limon moved to designate Walsh Gallegos for all the district’s legal responsibilities, cutting out Sanchez and Wilson altogether.
—Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 16 June 2020
Noun
That will be followed by an environmental analysis, with a final pact likely presented to trustees after that analysis is complete in 2025.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Other local policies in Greenville County have also appealed to them, such as when the board of trustees for the county’s libraries voted to relocate children’s materials depicting transgender minors from the children’s section to the parenting section.
—Eduardo Medina Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The dispute has pitted the city’s mayor, a member of Eastland Life Church, against his own library board of trustees.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Colbert’s wife, Evelyn McGee Colbert is the president of Montclair’s board of trustees, with Colbert on an advisory board with Abrams, Jonathan Alter, Jon Stewart, Richard Curtis, Abigail Disney, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Patrick Wilson, Laura Linney, Julie Taymor and others.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
The foundation board has dozens of trustees — Cheney among them — who offer nominations to a 12-member executive committee, which has the final say on each year’s winner of the Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The elder Chambers, a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks and chair of the board of trustees at Bard College, runs an organic farm in Hillsdale, New York.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
That’s when Buckner and her neighbors, trustees of the Gareth Silyn Roberts Family Trust, will face off in Placer Superior Court.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Jerry Yang, the technology entrepreneur who is the chair of Stanford’s board of trustees, said that the selection committee chose Dr. Levin, 51, as someone who could chart a course for the university during these politically fraught times.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Verb
Rowan called for Magill to resign and trustee Vahan Gureghian did step down late last week.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
Even trustee Joyce Foreman, who has frequently battled with Hinojosa on initiatives, offered compliments on the superintendent’s service.
—Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2022
Hannah Smith’s path proved to be an inspiration to trustee hopefuls, Republican donors and the state GOP.
—Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2022
Access to trustee investments and market expertise can, as the hospital has contended, expedite research and new treatments, at great potential benefit to desperate patients.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2021
But trustee Elizabeth Limon moved to designate Walsh Gallegos for all the district’s legal responsibilities, cutting out Sanchez and Wilson altogether.
—Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 16 June 2020
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trustee
1 of 2 noun
trust·ee
ˌtrəs-ˈtē 
1
: one to whom something is entrusted : one trusted to keep or administer something: as
a
: a member of a board entrusted with administering the funds and directing the policy of an institution or organization
b
: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
2
a
: a natural or legal person to whom property is committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (as a person or charitable organization) : the holder of legal title to property placed in a trust compare cestui que trust, settlor
b
: one (as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee
trusteeship
noun
trustee
2 of 2 verb
trusteed; trusteeing
: to commit to the care of a trustee
: to serve as trustee
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