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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The aim is to build calibrated trust, not blind trust.
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Nelson Lim, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
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
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Nelson Lim, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
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
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“Blind trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20trust. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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