trusteeship

noun

trust·​ee·​ship ˌtrə-ˈstē-ˌship How to pronounce trusteeship (audio)
1
: the office or function of a trustee
2
: supervisory control by one or more countries over a trust territory

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But rather than a five-state trusteeship to supervise the Holy Basin, Beilin and Husseini favor a joint Israeli-Palestinian committee, which would also be charged with municipal planning. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2025 These include the total withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, Hamas ceding control of Gaza, disarming and decommissioning the militant group, and turning Gaza's governance over to an international trusteeship overseen by the U.S. and Arab allies. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025 Gaza is going to be controlled indefinitely by the Israeli Army and there will be an international force, and politically it will be overseen by some international trusteeship headed by Trump. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025 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. Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trusteeship

Word History

First Known Use

1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of trusteeship was in 1692

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“Trusteeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trusteeship. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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trusteeship

noun
trust·​ee·​ship ˌtrəs-ˈtē-ˌship How to pronounce trusteeship (audio)
: the office or job of a trustee

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