silent partner
noun
1
: a partner who is known to the public but has no voice in the conduct of a firm's business
2
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For a solo founder or a lean team, these new tools promise to act like a silent partner, flagging potential issues, handling repetitive work, and delivering insights that might otherwise take a part-time CFO to uncover.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
As Textor has previously explained to The Athletic, decisions at Palace very rarely, if ever, went to a vote, as Blitzer and Harris are silent partners who trust Parish to run things.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 28 July 2025
In an internal memo, found in a filing cabinet in The Republic's newsroom, a staffer theorized that Marley could have wanted to land a seat on the racing commission while being a silent partner on a greyhound track, now that the Funk monopoly was broken up.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 1 June 2025
Target has remained a silent partner of New York City Pride.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 June 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
As Textor has previously explained to The Athletic, decisions at Palace very rarely, if ever, went to a vote, as Blitzer and Harris are silent partners who trust Parish to run things.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 28 July 2025
In an internal memo, found in a filing cabinet in The Republic's newsroom, a staffer theorized that Marley could have wanted to land a seat on the racing commission while being a silent partner on a greyhound track, now that the Funk monopoly was broken up.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 1 June 2025
Target has remained a silent partner of New York City Pride.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 June 2025
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“Silent partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silent%20partner. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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