trusteeships

noun

plural of trusteeship
as in auspices

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  1. guardianships
  2. governments
  3. protections
  4. rules
  5. leaderships
  6. reigns
Noun
  • Williams has been vocal about her objections to the guardianships, and her attempts to be removed from it.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • What this means, in the short term, is that Silvia and Guojun’s twenty-plus kids will remain in foster care until they are placed into guardianships or adopted, probably by their foster families.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Definition of guardianships
Noun
  • Much of those losses were uninsured, leaving the losses to be absorbed by governments, businesses, or households.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The regional official also said security agencies from four regional countries were working to establish the co-pilot’s motives, aided by the United States and other Western governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of governments
Noun
  • Lemon argued his actions were protected under the First Amendment’s protections for the press and protesters.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the Central African Republic — where transgender people have little to no legal protections and are marginalized in much of society — Fuentes dons her wig only in the privacy of her bathroom.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of protections
Noun
  • Its rules about transfers and conference membership seem arbitrary and deferential to the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences, college football's most influential.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The proposal arrived as California works through a broader overhaul of recycling rules.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • Similarly, leaders of the far-left and far-right parties will be excluded from government, perhaps unsurprisingly, as both parties’ leaderships, including Le Pen if her appeal is successful, are expected to stand against Macron’s would-be centrist successor.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of leaderships
Noun
  • While Lollapalooza attracts more national attention, Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash targets the hip-hop market and North Coast corners the EDM space, Riot Fest reigns as the area’s biggest festival bargain.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The New Day had seven WWE Tag Team Championship reigns among them and held the World Tag Team Championship for 483 days at one point.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of reigns
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“Trusteeships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusteeships. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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