trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrə-ˈstē-ˌship 
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The Masterton Trophy is awarded each season under the trusteeship of the PHWA to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for trusteeship
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trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrəs-ˈtē-ˌship
: the office or job of a trustee
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