blind trust
noun
: an arrangement in which the financial holdings of a person in an influential position are placed in the control of a fiduciary in order to avoid a possible conflict of interest
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Moskowitz is among the current cosponsors of bipartisan legislation that would require members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children to divest themselves of individual stock holdings or move their investments into a qualified blind trust while in office.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
For its part, the White House has argued that there is no conflict of interest arising from the dinner since Trump’s assets are in a blind trust handled by one of his adult sons.
—Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Quartz, 23 May 2025
The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act would require members, their spouses and their dependent children to place their stocks into a qualified blind trust or divest the holding.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 May 2025
Systems built on synthetic outputs should come with warning labels, not blind trust.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
For its part, the White House has argued that there is no conflict of interest arising from the dinner since Trump’s assets are in a blind trust handled by one of his adult sons.
—Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Quartz, 23 May 2025
The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act would require members, their spouses and their dependent children to place their stocks into a qualified blind trust or divest the holding.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 22 May 2025
Systems built on synthetic outputs should come with warning labels, not blind trust.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Blind trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20trust. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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