executor

as in delegate
someone who is named to act on behalf of another He named his daughter as the executor of his will.

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Recent Examples of executor At one point, one of those executors predicted the estate would shrink to less than $40 million from its original $600 million once all the payments were made. Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 Conclusion The responsibilities of an executor extend far beyond asset management. Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 The digital replication right does not expire at a person’s death, and can be transferred and licensed by heirs, executors and others. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025 The jobs of executor and successor trustee are much the same after a death. Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for executor
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Noun
  • Witnesses said the mayor’s arrest followed his attempt to join a facility tour with three of New Jersey’s congressional delegates.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
  • Miss Universe® Latina: El Reality: New live reality series where Latinas compete to become the first Miss Universe® Latina delegate.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • This solution integrates contact centers with operational systems, enabling both self-service and live agent support across channels like voice, chat, and SMS.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The team also included A.R.G.U.S. agent John Economos (Steve Agee) of the Belle Reve Penitentiary, National Security Agency agent and former Waller aide Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), and new team member Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • The Resistance Front, an outfit that New Delhi views as a proxy of Pakistani jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, initially claimed responsibility on Telegram, before retracting the claim.
    Michael Kugelman, Time, 3 May 2025
  • Just last month, the victim of Munchausen by proxy shared an Easter snapshot of the three of them together for the holiday.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Donald Sterling, former US attorney for the District of Massachusetts, said hiring Burroughs as an assistant US attorney years ago was an easy decision.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • In a letter addressed to Bisignano, a group of GOP representatives said they were concerned regarding SSA staffing cuts and the ending of office leases.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • The communications function plays the most significant role, of course, but the group should also include internal communications, media relations, digital teams and investor relations representatives.
    Johanna Herrmann, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Alexandra Shapiro Alexandra Shapiro brings over 30 years of appellate experience to Combs' legal team, having served as the deputy chief of appeals for the United States attorney's office in Manhattan and an attorney-adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 May 2025
  • Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and marine units assisted in the search and an agency helicopter found her body in the water.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025

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“Executor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executor. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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