executor

noun

Definition of executornext
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 While executors have time to complete estate administration, 10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 While executors have time to complete estate administration,10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Agents are granted access to databases, communication platforms and code executors. — Neeraj Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The executor or personal representative typically gathers the estate's assets, identifies valid debts and pays creditors according to state probate rules before distributing remaining property to heirs. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for executor
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  1. delegate
  2. agent
  3. proxy
  4. attorney
  5. representative
  6. deputy
Noun
  • More delegates from Latin America, the Arab world and Africa could lift the number of countries represented past 60, and possibly above 70.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities estimate hundreds of thousands of protesters, including students, teachers and delegates from trade unions, took to the streets on Tuesday as protests sweep the country.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Its membership spans producers, executive producers, distributors, sales agents, technical and post-production firms and dubbing houses.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Moscow and its proxies use all of these tools in tandem to amplify propaganda messages and reach many types of audiences.
    — RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Long hours and constant availability should not be proxies for leadership effectiveness.
    — Nike Ajao, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of proxy
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  • Twenty-seven states have passed laws ensuring that defendants in consumer debt cases have the right to an attorney once jail time becomes a possibility, Jones said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Kolodin, an attorney who had lost a GOP primary for the state Senate that summer, was seen as something of a gadfly by some in the state GOP and hardly seen at all by others.
    — Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of attorney
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  • In the records provided to Sportico, the school redacted the name and identifying details of Moore’s representative and the location where his items were sent.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One of two PetSmart locations in southeast Folsom will close next month, a representative for the company said in an email.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Thurman said Life Time has a contract with Freeman Health System for emergency medical services and is set to pay overtime for McDonald County Sheriff's Office deputies working to keep the race safe.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • One deputy was caught directly under branches and the tree's trunk, but was spared in part by the SUV obstructing the fall.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputy

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