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- Subsidiary
- A corporation or other limited liability entity that operates under the legal authority of a larger "parent" corporation. Typically, a parent corporation owns a controlling interest in the shares of a subsidiary corporation, giving the parent the votes necessary to control who is appointed to the subsidiary's board of directors.
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