Trustee vs. Administrator

Trustee vs. Administrator — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Trustee and Administrator

Trusteenoun

A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

Administratornoun

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager

Trusteenoun

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

Administratornoun

(legal) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority

Trusteeverb

(transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.

to trustee an estate

Administratornoun

(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network

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Trusteeverb

(transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Administratornoun

someone who administers a business

Trusteenoun

a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

Administratornoun

the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

Trusteenoun

members of a governing board

Administratornoun

someone who manages a government agency or department

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