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Under 11 U.S.C. Section 101, the term:
(2) ''affiliate'' means -
(A) entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls,
or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of
the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities -
(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole
discretionary power to vote such securities; or
(ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not
in fact exercised such power to vote;
(B) corporation 20 percent or more of whose
outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with
power to vote, by the debtor, or by an entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls,
or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of
the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities-
(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole
discretionary power to vote such securities; or
(ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not
in fact exercised such power to vote;
(C) person whose business is operated under a lease or
operating agreement by a debtor, or person substantially all of whose property is operated
under an operating agreement with the debtor; or
(D) entity that operates the business or substantially
all of the property of the debtor under a lease or operating agreement;
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