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

Presidents have often been exempt from federal conflict-of-interest laws, though some other modern presidents voluntarily put assets in blind trusts. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Officials with at least $15,000 in equity in companies that earn most of their revenue from issuing crypto assets would have to sell those holdings or place them in a blind trust. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

That replaces blind trust with professional accountability and puts the timeshare owner at the center of the service. — Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

The problem is that scammers are banking on that kind of blind trust. — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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