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constituent company

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

one of a group of companies that join together to form a larger organization: The directors of each constituent company that proposes to participate in a merger must approve a written plan of merger.
(Definition of constituent company noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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