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
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Those under that measure’s purview could still hold assets in qualified blind trusts.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Last season, Marinakis placed his shares in a blind trust, as the side managed by Nuno Espirito Santo pushed for an unexpected top-five finish.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Vaccines are not about blind trust.
—Donna A. Gaffney, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Jimmy Carter put his peanut farm in a blind trust upon taking office to avoid the temptation to tilt the policy agenda in a pro-peanut direction.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Last season, Marinakis placed his shares in a blind trust, as the side managed by Nuno Espirito Santo pushed for an unexpected top-five finish.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Vaccines are not about blind trust.
—Donna A. Gaffney, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Jimmy Carter put his peanut farm in a blind trust upon taking office to avoid the temptation to tilt the policy agenda in a pro-peanut direction.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Blind trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20trust. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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