trusteeship
1
8.4
- noun
- /trʌˈtiːʃɪp/
- Archaic
:
tutela
- The most obvious current candidate for such a trusteeship is Liberia.
- international trusteeship
- United Nations trusteeship
- trusteeship system
Examples
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Consequently, some system of international trusteeship was deemed necessary until this capacity had been developed.
Academic text (1992) -
Abbas and his close advisers have laid out a series of possible scenarios: an international trusteeship over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Israel's resumption of its full responsibilities as an occupying power, the dissolution of the PA, and others.
Academic text (2011) -
In some cases, a form of international trusteeship will be required.
Academic text (2005) -
United Kashmir should be put under the trusteeship of the United Nations for a minimum of five years.
Academic text (1995) -
Palestine should be administered under a United Nations trusteeship until the territory is ready for independence.
Academic text (2004) -
Instead, trusteeship should entail a new, enhanced form of international responsibility.
Academic text (2005) -
One of the main priorities of the trusteeship of Liberia should be to encourage some of the many Liberians living abroad to return home.
Academic text (2005) -
Truman defended his trusteeship proposal as the only way to maintain peace in Palestine and avert widespread violence.
Academic text (2004) -
The second concept debated was of an occupation—or at least international trusteeship—with Iraq administered by non-Iraqis for an extended period.
Academic text (2013) -
Palestine should be administered under a United Nations trusteeship until the territory is ready for independence.
Synonyms
14
8.4
A territory placed under foreign control after World War I
4
5.7
An area controlled by a distant country that is not fully independent
1
8.1
A territory run by another country under an international agreement, often supervised by the United Nations
Compounds
- Formal
1
7.0
A United Nations body that helped trust territories prepare to govern themselves
How Self-Governing
360
2.8
1
6.7
- Specialized
9
9.1
- Archaic
1
8.4
96
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trusteeship comes from trustee ('someone you trust to look after things') and the ending -ship (like in friendship) meaning 'state' or 'role'. So when the United Nations uses trusteeship, it means putting a territory into the care of a trusted power until it can govern itself.