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The collection of all limited liability companies organized under the law of one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">State_UnitedStates</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> are formed pursuant to statutes that are distinct from a jurisdiction's statutes governing incorporation (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> statute may, however, refer to the state law governing <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>s and incorporate parts of it). limited liability company LimitedLiabilityCompany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability_company A professional <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjbp5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SportsLeague</a> which was begun in the U.S. in 1996. As of 1998, there are 12 teams affiliated with MLS. MajorLeagueSoccer Major League Soccer OrganizationByEntityType A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvyrK25wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationByEntityType</a> is a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> whose instances are all the same type of legal entity. For example, the collections <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVipSZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Partnership</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwH-3XJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Association</a> are all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvyrK25wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationByEntityType</a>. type of organization classified by entity The collection of all limited liability companies organized under the law of one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">State_UnitedStates</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> are formed pursuant to statutes that are distinct from a jurisdiction's statutes governing incorporation (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> statute may, however, refer to the state law governing <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>s and incorporate parts of it). limited liability company LimitedLiabilityCompany PrivatelyHeldOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv-qQyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivatelyHeldOrganization</a> is the collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> whose securities or other ownership interests are held by a (usually small) group of individuals or entities, and whose securities are forbidden by law to be traded among members of the general public. A notable specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv-qQyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivatelyHeldOrganization</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVipDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SoleProprietorship</a>. privately held organization The collection of all limited liability companies organized under the law of one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">State_UnitedStates</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> are formed pursuant to statutes that are distinct from a jurisdiction's statutes governing incorporation (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> statute may, however, refer to the state law governing <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>s and incorporate parts of it). limited liability company LimitedLiabilityCompany The collection of all limited liability companies organized under the law of one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">State_UnitedStates</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> are formed pursuant to statutes that are distinct from a jurisdiction's statutes governing incorporation (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> statute may, however, refer to the state law governing <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>s and incorporate parts of it). limited liability company LimitedLiabilityCompany The collection of all limited liability companies organized under the law of one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">State_UnitedStates</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> are formed pursuant to statutes that are distinct from a jurisdiction's statutes governing incorporation (the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFIl45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LimitedLiabilityCompany</a> statute may, however, refer to the state law governing <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>s and incorporate parts of it). limited liability company LimitedLiabilityCompany