trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrə-ˈstē-ˌship 
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The trusteeship should be administered by a small group of regional states, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan, which would assume primary responsibility for the trusteeship.
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Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
The Masterton Trophy is awarded each season under the trusteeship of the PHWA to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
The trauma was so profound that when the Israelis withdrew under U.S. pressure, the Palestinian population called for the return of Egyptian rule instead of the UN trusteeship that had initially been envisioned.
—Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
There’s no day-after scenario, whether an international trusteeship or handover to the P.A., that realistically can sidestep or ignore that reality.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
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Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
The Masterton Trophy is awarded each season under the trusteeship of the PHWA to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
The trauma was so profound that when the Israelis withdrew under U.S. pressure, the Palestinian population called for the return of Egyptian rule instead of the UN trusteeship that had initially been envisioned.
—Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
There’s no day-after scenario, whether an international trusteeship or handover to the P.A., that realistically can sidestep or ignore that reality.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
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trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrəs-ˈtē-ˌship
: the office or job of a trustee
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