trustee
/trʌsˈtiː/ noun [C]Definition
› a person or organization legally chosen to work alone or as part of a group to manage money or property for others: The pension fund is managed by a 12-member board of trustees. The CEO, who is responsible for developing overall strategy, reports to a board of trustees. She was invited to become a trustee for her local wildlife charity.
→ See also active trustee, bare trustee, constructive trustee(Definition of trustee noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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