general partner

noun

: a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited

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Also, the Scottish Football Association will ban transgender women from playing on women’s teams next season. MOVERS AND SHAKERS Sarah Tavel is transitioning into a venture partner role at Benchmark, after serving as the venture capital firm’s first woman general partner. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 May 2025 As general partner, the U.S. would appoint a management team that would select and manage the investments – for a fee, of course. Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 8 Feb. 2025 Zane Lackey, general partner at a16z, argues that the acquisition will give Socket huge competitive advantage. David Prosser, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Pat Gelsinger has joined VC firm Playground Global as a general partner, just three months after abruptly retiring as CEO of chipmaker Intel. Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general partner

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general partner was in 1887

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“General partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20partner. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

general partner

see partner

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