(alsoblocking stake)someone who has ablockingminorityin acompanyownsenough of that company'ssharestopreventothercompaniesbuyingorcontrollingit:Theytalkedaboutpoolingtheirstakestoforma 25%blockingminorityshould anunwantedbidderappear.(Definition ofblocking minorityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofblocking minority
blocking minorityI regret, however, that a largeblockingminoritycould not accept such a compromise.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishAblockingminoritywill certainly oppose the continuation of this regime.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThat is the point, quite simply, and up to now the discussion has focused on the size of thisblockingminority.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThe group of five has ablockingminority, and the group of 10 has ablockingminority.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishWhat was the strategy adopted by a state that held 48 % of the shares, i.e., more than theblockingminority?FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishWe can see a democratic majority and ablockingminority.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishIt was just short of ablockingminorityand the fight continues here now.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishDuring the process, there was always ablockingminorityon some issue or other.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishWill he also remind his colleagues that when theblockingminoritywent up from 18 to 23, there was virtually no dissent?From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0At the moment, ablockingminorityof 27 is required.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/blocking-minority##
