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Majority Shareholder

A person or conglomerate who owns more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a corporation.

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Owning that much of a corporation gives an entity a huge amount of control. The majority shareholder is often the founder of the corporation.

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Main Entry: majority share·hold·er
Function: noun
: a shareholder who alone or in combination with others controls a majority of the outstanding shares in a corporation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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