trusteeship
/trʌˈstiːʃɪp/
noun
- The position or responsibility of being a trustee — a person or organization that manages property or money for the benefit of others.
- Under his trusteeship, the charity's assets grew significantly.
- The university's board offered him a trusteeship for the scholarship fund.
- She accepted the trusteeship of her late uncle's estate.
- A territory governed by a country or group under the supervision of the United Nations.
- The trusteeship system was designed to prepare colonies for self-government.
- Many former trusteeships became independent nations in the 1960s.
- The island was placed under UN trusteeship after the war.
- The period during which a trustee has authority or responsibility.
- Her trusteeship of the foundation lasted for a decade.
- The five-year trusteeship ended when the children came of age.
- During his trusteeship, the museum acquired several important paintings.
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