trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrə-ˈstē-ˌship 
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The judge ordered the trusteeship ended but didn’t find King guilty of a criminal charge — putting the building in receivership and ordering the landlord to fix the 23 code violations within the next month.
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Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
In Kosovo, the de facto UN trusteeship succeeded because U.S.-led forces had already defeated Serbia.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
The airline added that the union changed its negotiating team four times in the past year and was placed into an emergency trusteeship by the national Teamsters union, impacting the negotiating process.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
In practice, however, a trusteeship is likely to fail, and no one is volunteering for the job.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
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Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
In Kosovo, the de facto UN trusteeship succeeded because U.S.-led forces had already defeated Serbia.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
The airline added that the union changed its negotiating team four times in the past year and was placed into an emergency trusteeship by the national Teamsters union, impacting the negotiating process.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
In practice, however, a trusteeship is likely to fail, and no one is volunteering for the job.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
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trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrəs-ˈtē-ˌship
: the office or job of a trustee
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