Executive vs Trustee - What's the difference?

As an adjective executive

is .

As a noun trustee is

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.

As a verb trustee is

to commit (property) to the care of a ; as, to trustee an estate.

executive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.; as, an executive act, an executive officer, executive government.

Noun

(en noun)

A title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority.

That branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

Derived terms

* chief executive * chief executive officer, CEO * executive branch * executive committee * executive committees * executive director * executive ego function * executive ego functions * executive mansion * executive officer * executive order * executive producer * executive producers * executive summaries * executive summary * executively * executives

trustee

English

(wikipedia trustee)

Noun

(en noun)

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.

Derived terms

* board of trustees * public trustee

Verb

(en verb)

To commit (property) to the care of a ; as, to trustee an estate.

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