1 : the [[state]] of being a '''partner''' : participation
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*1 : the [[state]] of being a '''partner''' : participation
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2 a : a [[legal]] [[relation]] existing between two or more [[persons]] contractually associated as joint principals in a [[business]]
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*2 a : a [[legal]] [[relation]] existing between two or more [[persons]] contractually associated as joint principals in a [[business]]
:b : the persons joined together in a partnership
:b : the persons joined together in a partnership
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3 : a [[relationship]] resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close [[cooperation]] between parties having specified and joint rights and [[responsibilities]]
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*3 : a [[relationship]] resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close [[cooperation]] between parties having specified and joint rights and [[responsibilities]]