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Cities Stocks Weather Movies Coupons Travel Blogs Health Horoscope Maps ASIA EUROPE Classifieds Yellow PagesA voting share (also called common stock or ordinary share) is a stock that gives the stockholder the right to vote on matters of corporate policy and the composition of the members of the board of directors.
Voting shares are in contrast to preferred shares, which may have different voting, dividend, or other rights.
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