Official legal documents that dictate how an entity is operated. The' Governing Documents' of a CORPORATION include ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION and BYLAWS; a PARTNERSHIP includes the partnership agreement; a TRUST includes the trust agreement or trust indenture; and an LLC includes the ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION and OPERATING AGREEMENT.
Barry Goldsmith
| APA | Barry Goldsmith. (2010). Governing Documents. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/governing_documents/definitions/1155041 |
| Chicago | Barry Goldsmith. 2010. "Governing Documents" http://smartdefine.org/governing_documents/definitions/1155041 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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