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executor

noun

Definition of 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 Unless the adult child caregiver is an executor or trustee of the estate, that child also will have to pay his or her own legal fees to defend against any accusations of stealing or poor medical choices, experts said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 Even with his professional expertise and years of conversations with his grandmother about her wishes, Ashton, the executor of her estate, said deciding what to do with the house isn't simply a financial calculation. — Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Mitchell Zuckerman, a cofounder of Art Market Advisors and a former Sotheby’s executive, told me that executors and beneficiaries frequently choose guarantees. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 That’s why disputes over executors and other estate fiduciaries are among the most common issues raised in probate litigation. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for executor

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Booth was in Toronto with his wife to attend an international convention for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) when delegates from New York suddenly received frantic calls and left the meeting.

— Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Donofry was among the roughly 450 delegates from battleground states Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, along with his home state of Ohio, whom Vance addressed privately at a Thursday morning breakfast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

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Known as proxy betting, placing a wager on someone else's behalf is prohibited because it can be used to circumvent state-specific gambling rules.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
There, the proxy informed me the State of Texas selected me for the Civil Commitment Process.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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Her attorney declined to comment about the complaints lodged against the school.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
But at the last moment, the defense attorney sprung up from his chair to argue a Hail Mary in a final effort to avert a mistrial, prompting a court officer to hold out his hand to signal the jurors should not yet enter the courtroom.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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Twenty years later, a mayoral candidate with the same last name, Abdullah Hammoud, previously a state representative who is not related to Abed Hammoud, was elected, becoming the first Arab American mayor of Dearborn.

— Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026
Talks with Hall’s representatives had taken place over an extended period, but getting the left-back to actually put pen to paper on the deal would be consequential.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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