blind trust

noun

: an arrangement in which the financial holdings of a person in an influential position are placed in the control of a fiduciary in order to avoid a possible conflict of interest

Examples of blind trust in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The survey from Malwarebytes, a global cybersecurity company, of 1,300 adults across the United States, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, found that many iPhone owners put blind trust in Apple's security. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025

This puts the user in the driver’s seat and helps avoid blind trust when automating processes, shortcutting projects and developing systems. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Current members would have 180 days from enactment to divest their holdings or put them into a blind trust. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025

Current members would have 180 days from enactment to divest their holdings or put them into a blind trust. —Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blind trust

• adjust
• combust
• discussed
• disgust
• distrust
• entrust
• intrust
• mistrust
• nonplussed
• robust
• sawdust
• stardust