You can make one group a member of another by using nesting of groups in Active Directory.
| Group | Members can be |
| Universal groups | User accounts, computer accounts, global groups and other universal groups |
| Global groups | User accounts, computer accounts and global groups from the same domain |
| Domain local groups | User accounts, computer accounts, domain local groups from the same domain, universal groups and global groups |
Say Group B is nested within Group A then members of B inherit all permissions assigned on group A.
Nesting groups can be very useful in delegating access through inheritance and nesting using global groups can help in controlling replication traffic.