# branchOf

The larger organization that this local business is a branch of, if any. Not to be confused with (anatomical) [branch](https://schema.org.ai/branch).

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [Organization](https://schema.org.ai/Organization) | An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc. |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [LocalBusiness](https://schema.org.ai/LocalBusiness) | A particular physical business or branch of an organization. Examples of LocalBusiness include a restaurant, a particular branch of a restaurant chain, a branch of a bank, a medical practice, a club, a bowling alley, etc. |

**Superseded by:** [parentOrganization](https://schema.org.ai/parentOrganization)

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Quoted from Schema.org 30.1, https://schema.org/branchOf, under CC BY-SA 3.0. Served by the Org.AI Foundation at https://schema.org.ai/branchOf.