major shareholder

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandshareholder

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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shareholder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃeəˌhəʊl.dər/us
/ˈʃerˌhoʊl.dɚ/
a person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company's profits and the right to vote on how the company ...
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(Definition ofmajorandshareholderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Themajorshareholderhas played a constructive role in the bank over the past few years and has injected capital on several occasions.
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It was said that there would be two part-time directors, but with regard to directors generally themajorshareholderwould have no say.
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They might wish to have a link with amajorshareholder.
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Would it include a publicly quoted company with a tobacco company as amajorshareholder?
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According to press reports, the bankers refused to comply with a request to name amajorshareholder.
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As amajorshareholder, we will continue to support measures that will enhance the effectiveness of all its operations.
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As would be the case with any othermajorshareholderin any other company, they can control only through the annual general meeting.
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The qualifying body may acquire the rights of physical presence by a director's presence—not that of an employee or amajorshareholder.
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The receiver eventually sold it for half that sum to a company formed by the receiver in which he was amajorshareholder.
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The best outcome, from everyone's point of view, would be an orderly rundown, with the co-operation of themajorshareholderin a way which minimised depositors' losses.
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For example, between 1990 and 1997 the municipality was themajorshareholder, but it chose to delegate the chairmanships to independent local entrepreneurs.
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He will remain on the board as a director and will remain amajorshareholderof the club.
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The team become amajorshareholder, owning 50% of the company.
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Nexis is president andmajorshareholderof the group (2011).
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In order to maintain government control in the privately owned company, it stipulated that the votings onmajorshareholdermeeting resolutions require 4/5th(80%) agreement.
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Hulbert was amajorshareholderin both companies, and was in charge of mine operations.
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Usmanov, who remains amajorshareholder, states that he has no intention of selling his shares.
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I suspect that, if some major shareholders are more conscious of damage or potential damage, they might want to do something about it.
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