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单词 trustee
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Definition of trustee in English:

trustee

noun trʌsˈtiːtrəˈsti
  • 1Law
    An individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified.

    〔律〕(为某指定目的受权管理信托财产并承担相应法律责任的)受托人

    pension fund trustees
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All three schemes were regulated by trust deeds or rules which conferred on the trustees wide powers of investment.
    • The wife remained dependent on the trustees and could not control the property herself.
    • She later won a legal settlement against the trustee board for breach of contract.
    • Lawyers and trustees have statutory and other legal obligations but are still fiduciaries.
    • This is certain to give the new board of trustees a legal edge over its competitors.
    Synonyms
    administrator, agent
    custodian, keeper, steward, depositary
    executor, executrix
    Law fiduciary, feoffee
  • 2A state made responsible for the government of an area by the United Nations.

    联合国托管国

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They inherited Papua from Britain in 1906 and took New Guinea from Germany in World War I, administering it in recent years as a U.N. trustee.
    • Cameroon was originally a UN Trustee Territory administered by France and the UK prior to its independence in 1960.

Derivatives

  • trusteeship

  • noun trʌsˈtiːʃɪptrəˈstiˌʃɪp
    • Under the trusteeship and administration of the Vancouver Foundation, this year it will give 21 awards totalling $47,500.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘But at least it would be possible to fundraise for its maintenance if it were held in trusteeship for the people,’ she said.
      • We hope that the sentence will stand as a stark warning to anyone considering abusing the special responsibilities of charity trusteeship.
      • The responsibilities are arduous and trusteeship is a high-risk position which, if not conducted competently, can carry four-figure fines or even a prison sentence.
      • For all that, some form of UN trusteeship appears to be the best answer now available.

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of trustee in US English:

trustee

nountrəˈstētrəˈsti
Law
  • 1An individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified.

    〔律〕(为某指定目的受权管理信托财产并承担相应法律责任的)受托人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All three schemes were regulated by trust deeds or rules which conferred on the trustees wide powers of investment.
    • The wife remained dependent on the trustees and could not control the property herself.
    • She later won a legal settlement against the trustee board for breach of contract.
    • This is certain to give the new board of trustees a legal edge over its competitors.
    • Lawyers and trustees have statutory and other legal obligations but are still fiduciaries.
    Synonyms
    administrator, agent
    1. 1.1 A state made responsible for the government of a trust territory by the United Nations.
      联合国托管国
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Cameroon was originally a UN Trustee Territory administered by France and the UK prior to its independence in 1960.
      • They inherited Papua from Britain in 1906 and took New Guinea from Germany in World War I, administering it in recent years as a U.N. trustee.
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