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kaiwhakaoti

1. (noun) executor, completer.

Ka riro mai i te Kaiwhakaoti ngā taonga katoa kīhai i hoatu e te tūpāpaku i tōna oranga (RT 2013:22). / All the possessions not given away by the deceased when she was alive are taken by the Executor.

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2. (noun) final speaker.

Ko tā te kaikōrero whakamutunga mahi he whakarāpopoto i ngā kōrero o ngā kaikōrero o mua. Māna anō hoki e whakatikatika ngā kōrero mehemea i hē i tētahi. He maha ngā ingoa mō te kaikōrero whakamutunga, arā, ko te 'kaiwhakaoti', ko te 'tangata kōpani', ko te 'kaiwhakakao', ko te 'kaiwhakatepe', ko te 'kaiwhakawhāiti' ētahi. / The task of the last speaker is to summarise what the previous speakers have said. He also corrects anything that might be incorrect. There are a number of names for the last speaker, including 'kaiwhakaoti', 'tangata kōpani', 'kaiwhakakao', 'kaiwhakatepe' and 'kaiwhakawhāiti'.

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