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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 Manage digital and social media assets by naming a digital executor and outlining specific transfer instructions. James Brewer, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 As the executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate, Malcolm LaVergne sells Simpson’s assets to pay off leftover debts. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 And second, in both titis and Barbaries, females exhibit a high degree of autonomy and are the executors of mate choice. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Hudson’s estate executor confirmed the news to The Star. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for executor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executor
Noun
  • Avoid getting stuck in daily operations—delegate effectively and focus on high-value contributions.
    Michel Koopman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Such industrial excavations risk wiping out untold (and, indeed, as yet unseen) natural wonders, though delegates of the ISA are unable to reach an agreement as to how to curb or monitor them.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Despite still not having an agent, Marshall had her managers secure her a script and even cut the reel for her self-tape herself.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The defense pointed to several potential suspects at the home at the time, including Albert, his nephew and their friend, an agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives who had been exchanging flirty text messages with Read.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On the House side, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will go head-to-head with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and her effort to allow proxy voting for new mothers, which Johnson opposes.
    The Hill, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Pettersen is leading a bipartisan charge in Congress to allow proxy voting for new parents.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Jones was represented by attorneys from the state public defender office, which has a policy not to comment on cases.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • So far, Florence has not come forward with any further information other than a 2008 statement sent by his attorney, Neil Rosenberg, to private detective Don Corbett.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In their letter, the three representatives requested extensive information from HUD about its consideration of crypto and the blockchain, including whether the agency had assessed the risks of using the technology.
    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2025
  • While some believe Trump's approval ratings will fall on their own without much action from Democrats, others want elected representatives to be doing more.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • After four of Adams’ top deputies decided to resign, Gov. Kathy Hochul pondered taking the unprecedented step of ousting a New York City mayor.
    Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Executor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executor. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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