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trustees

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for trustees.

Editorial note

It wouldn't need to be relinquished upon death - but the trustees would be transferred over time.

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Quick take

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of trustees gathered in one view.

noun

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

noun

(trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trustees.

noun

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

noun

(trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

Example sentences

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It wouldn't need to be relinquished upon death - but the trustees would be transferred over time.

2

Charity trustees are often people who just want their name to be associated with a charitable organization.

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I would suggest that current trust laws, where legal fictions like companies can be trustees, could be a foundation for creating a programmatic trust deed for cars been trustees.

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So, beyond the selection of the trustees, the BBC is independent of government.

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The good news is that most MIT trustees have sense enough to know that these things will only devalue their own degrees.

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He also sits on the California Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy.

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Zidisha does not use trustees or any other intermediary, and the content in the loan profile pages is written directly by the borrowers.

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This allows me to calculate individualized rankings of content for any user, given their direct trustees or alternatively, other specified entry-points into the network.

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Ultimately a nonprofit corporation owns everything, overseen by a board of trustees.

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Do you think that the board of trustees for a university should be elected by those students and others living on university owned property?

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If so I would be interested in writing the board of trustees for that institution.

12

Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.

Quote examples

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In fact it's more direct than Kiva Zip, because the latter uses local organizations called "trustees" to help vet borrowers, and the trustees frequently post content in place of the borrower, especially outside the US.

2

UChicago’s current situation seems to constitute a worst-case example of the “failure of governing boards to ensure that institutions adhere to their stated purpose,” as an August 2014 American Council of Trustees and Alumni report put it.

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) and "Because of the public controversy, on 18 October 2007, the Board of Trustees at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory suspended Watson's administrative responsibilities." Indeed, the reason why he sold his Nobel Prize last year was to make money, because he had been ostracized for years, and wanted the money.

Proper noun examples

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Trustees are appointed by the monarch in accordance with the recommendations of the government.

2

But that doesn't mean UC Berkeley is actually run in a socialist way, particularly if most of the power rests with a Board of Trustees, with the state government, or with administrators rather than with a Faculty Senate.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use trustees in a sentence?

It wouldn't need to be relinquished upon death - but the trustees would be transferred over time.

What does trustees mean?

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

What part of speech is trustees?

trustees is commonly used as noun.