executor

as in delegate
someone who is named to act on behalf of another He named his daughter as the executor of his will.

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Recent Examples of executor Contact information for executor Include names, current addresses and Social Security numbers of all people named in the estate documents and contact information for your estate attorney and CPA. Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025 Aryubi, who splits his time between Afghanistan and California, plays the role of would-be executor, while Jake Youngblood Dobbs, an American travel influencer who was on a tour with Raza at the time, is the ersatz victim whom Aryubi unveils. T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025 Still, the executors of his estate pressed on and won. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025 Allen’s sister Jody is the executor of his estate and has been serving as owner of the NBA and NFL teams. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for executor
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Noun
  • This is why the delegates translated it into multiple languages immediately and sent copies intended for King Louis XVI of France and King Carlos III of Spain on the first ship bound for Europe on July 8.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The advisory board will consist of up to two delegates from each club, including investors, cultural leaders and sports legends.
    Jessica Golden, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The woman, Marimar Martinez, is accused of closely pursuing the agent and ramming into his car.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The team settled for adding TE Josh Whyle and defensive lineman Arron Mosby from the practice squad to the active roster, but Green Bay is apparently in on one prominent free-agent defensive back as well.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The company count included insiders like Musk, who held around a 15% stake in Tesla going into the proxy and was allowed to vote his shares.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Her mother requested ketamine treatment, explaining that infusions of the drug had helped Maya in the past; hospital staff reported Beata to the Department of Children and Families, and she was accused of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Jeffrey Kuhlman, an attorney representing the county, did not return a phone call Tuesday afternoon.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
  • While pursuing her eventual goal of becoming a practicing attorney, Kardashian has also become an advocate for criminal justice reform.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • Deborah Lavioletta, a lifelong Detroiter and 73-year-old pharmaceutical representative, was seated on a media podium, swaying to the music behind two younger women dancing enthusiastically at a cocktail table.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Many of the Supreme Court justices, including those in the conservative majority, cast a skeptical eye on the sweeping duties as representatives for the administration and the petitioners made their cases over the course of more than three hours.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The impact of the storm was worsened by clogged waterways in an already flood-prone area, and an apparent lack of understanding of early warnings, Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, deputy administrator for the Philippines Office of Civil Defense told local media.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Darbin Wofford, deputy director of health care for the centrist Democratic group Third Way, said even if there’s an agreement that reopens the government without a subsidy extension, Republicans already own the consequences.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Executor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executor. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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