trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrə-ˈstē-ˌship 
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The airline added that the union changed its negotiating team four times in the past year and was placed into an emergency trusteeship by the national Teamsters union, impacting the negotiating process.
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
In practice, however, a trusteeship is likely to fail, and no one is volunteering for the job.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
Given the weaknesses of various Palestinian alternatives, another option is for outsiders to control Gaza in the form of de facto trusteeship, as happened in Kosovo and East Timor.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
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.
—Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
In practice, however, a trusteeship is likely to fail, and no one is volunteering for the job.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
Given the weaknesses of various Palestinian alternatives, another option is for outsiders to control Gaza in the form of de facto trusteeship, as happened in Kosovo and East Timor.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
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.
—Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
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trusteeship
noun
trust·ee·ship
ˌtrəs-ˈtē-ˌship
: the office or job of a trustee
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