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parent organization/unit

organization that has a subsidiary unit, e.g. for companies, which owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations
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parent organization/unit

Summary

parent organization/unit is a role[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of role entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,610 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • parent organization/unit's instance of is recorded as role[3].
  • parent organization/unit's instance of is recorded as type of organization[4].
  • parent organization/unit is a type of organization[5].
  • parent organization/unit is the opposite of subsidiary organization[6].
  • parent organization/unit's main Wikidata property is recorded as P749[7].
  • parent organization/unit's different from is recorded as holding company[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include role[3] and type of organization[4]. parent organization/unit is a type of organization[5]. It is the opposite of subsidiary organization[6].

Why It Matters

parent organization/unit ranks in the top 3% of role entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,610 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

organization

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). parent organization/unit. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/parent-organization-unit
MLA “parent organization/unit.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/parent-organization-unit.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_parent-organization-unit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{parent organization/unit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/parent-organization-unit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → subsidiary organization
    Subclass of → organization
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → role, type of organization
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13711, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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