What's the difference between executor and trustee?

Executor


Definition:

  • (n.) One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.
  • (n.) An executioner.
  • (n.) The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after his decease.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "In other cases, family members have identified members of the police as the executors of these murders, killing women as retaliation for gang attacks on police officers.
  • (2) Leonie Gombrich, his granddaughter and literary executor, described his change of heart when we met last week in New York.
  • (3) Anthea Grant died earlier this year, and named her sons Patrick and Josh as the executors of her will.
  • (4) الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) 1- #Raqqa Leena Al-Qasem (35 years) executor was her son Ali Saqr (born 1995) a member of #ISIS .
  • (5) "When Sylvia died Ted knew that Olwyn hated her and he appointed her as the sole executor for her work.
  • (6) So it's unsurprising that, half a century on, the arguments about her burn with ever-greater fervour, as proven by the extraordinary battle conducted last week in the Guardian's books section between Plath's friend Elizabeth Sigmund and a characteristically combative Olwyn Hughes , Ted Hughes's sister and the literary executor of Plath's estate.
  • (7) It is the executor's responsibility to deal with the estate of the person who died; that is, everything they owned.
  • (8) For a calm executor of a gameplan and a formidably accurate goal-kicker, there is a point where Farrell and his senses part company, usually when defeat or a setback is looming and he cannot control his frustration.
  • (9) Savile had appointed National Westminster bank as executor of his will.
  • (10) When Spark died in Italy in 2006, Jardine became her heir and literary executor.
  • (11) As a result, there was indifference on the part of enterprises, indifference and inadequate organization of occupational health services as executors of the specific health care measures, and indulgence on the part of the court, inspecting services and other competent bodies.
  • (12) In her art, Fay, who is also the joint executor with her sister Bea, of Ballard's literary estate , is echoing the work of her father, whose protagonists are often engaged in a desperate search for meaning following some catastrophic event, and who have to adapt to a harsh new environment.
  • (13) Upon this region, proposed as the PS FINAL COMMON REGION, conveges rostral and caudal information making it the executor of all PS phenomena.
  • (14) The community outreach program (COP) is based at a large southern university, where the nursing care center serves as executor of the project.
  • (15) He also left a large unpaid tax bill and such a mess of rights issues around the use of his beats – many given out freely on CDs to friends before his death – that the executor of his estate (also his accountant) Arty Erk, had to take out an ad in Billboard in April 2008 requesting that people stop using his client's work.
  • (16) Nine months later the executor of the estate filed a $2 million malpractice suit against the defendant doctor and the defendant hospital for wrongful death.
  • (17) It was shown that only calmodulin and troponin C but not parvalbumin bind calcium ions with concomitant formation of hydrophobic sites that are responsible for interaction with the "executor enzymes".
  • (18) Also, the information mechanisms which link planners, executors and the 'clients', were examined.
  • (19) The same, stifling July heat does not reach the swanky air-conditioned rooms where the advocates and executors of India’s new industrial corridors are based.
  • (20) Three executors will now be tasked with winding up the estate and carrying out Mandela's wishes: Moseneke, George Bizos, a lawyer and friend of Mandela for 65 years, and Themba Sangoni, the chief judge in Eastern Cape province, where Mandela was born.

Trustee


Definition:

  • (n.) 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; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
  • (v. t.) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.
  • (v. t.) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Also, it is often the case that trustees or senior leadership are in said positions because they have personal relationships with the founder.
  • (2) A teaching union has questioned appointment of a trustee of Britain's largest academy chain group as chairman of the schools regulator Ofsted , in what was a surprise announcement meant to calm some of the internal conflicts within the coalition.
  • (3) It is essential that charities integrate new trustees well from day one – and the process must not be rushed.
  • (4) Our board of trustees already involves [the ice hockey player] Ilya Kovalchuk and his wife Nicole, and we are now negotiating with [the boxer] Roy Jones Jr, who recently received Russian citizenship.” It is clear that Shatov is an achiever more than than a dreamer – a down-to-earth character who will never forget where he came from.
  • (5) I've just run a seminar at the BOND conference about an hour ago reminding people what the roles and responsibilities of being a trustee are.
  • (6) Unfortunately, a provision in the deal ensures that Sterling’s estranged wife Shelly, current trustee of the Sterling Family Trust, will remain associated with the team as its “owner emeritus and No1 fan”.
  • (7) Mind speaks for a diverse community and aims to reflect this in its board of trustees, half of whom must have direct experience of mental health problems.
  • (8) So if some trustees feel that increased demands on their time will be too burdensome, it best to leave the field open to others.
  • (9) In addition, BBC executives and trustees were summoned by parliamentary committees more than once a month.
  • (10) The Board of Trustees concludes that judicial intervention rarely is appropriate when a pregnant woman makes an informed refusal of treatment.
  • (11) I turned to one of the trustees and said 'We've made a computer company'.
  • (12) Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Updated at 4.14pm BST 4.03pm BST BBC Trustee Anthony Fry explains what he said earlier about being told to "get back in my box".
  • (13) But, I worry that my views will alienate our trustees, staff, volunteers and donors.
  • (14) Trustees raised concerns about conditions attached to the inflation link, which was designed to mitigate the more than £700m cost of making the BBC fund free TV licences for the over-75s, minutes from a Trust meeting on 6 July, the day the government unveiled its settlement for the future of BBC funding , reveal.
  • (15) That morning he had given a cooking demonstration at a local farmers' market, of which he is a trustee.
  • (16) The trustees also said that the two parties should not have been involved in the negotiations because it was at Thompson's discretion not to include them in the debate at all.
  • (17) We are obviously very concerned about the wellbeing of the fund, which is heavily invested in energy stocks worldwide,” said Pete Grannis, New York State deputy comptroller, whose office is the sole trustee of the fund, which has one million members.
  • (18) Asked about another company, in which Firtash's shareholding was hidden behind a trustee, he said: "Mr Firtash at that time did not want to be a public figure."
  • (19) Bletchley Park was once one of the most secret places in Britain, but now its trustees hope to name and honour every person who worked at the code-breaking centre and reputedly helped shorten the course of the second world war.
  • (20) Chris Martin, chairman of the trustees of the BHS pension scheme, said: “Our focus is on clear communications with the members.