trusteeship
trusteeship Lexical Profile
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• noun
The office, status, or legal responsibility of a trustee in managing property, funds, or an institution on behalf of another person or organization.
"She accepted a trusteeship on the university's governing board to help oversee its endowment."
The administration and supervision of a non-self-governing territory by a designated country or international organization, especially under the authority of the United Nations.
"The Pacific island group remained under international trusteeship until it achieved full independence."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 18th century, formed from "trustee" and the suffix "-ship." The international political sense emerged in 1945 with the establishment of the United Nations Trusteeship Council to oversee former colonial mandates.