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



    BrE BrE//trʌˈstiː//
    ; NAmE NAmE//trʌˈstiː//
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  1. 1a 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.
  2. 2a member of a group of people that controls the financial affairs of a charity or other organization the board of trustees a trustee of the hospice the trustees of the National Gallery See related entries: Business people, Helping others
  3. Extra examples They act as joint trustees of the fund. They hold the land as trustees for the infant. a trustee of the museum executor and trustee to the estate of his sister
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