AD Local Domain groups, Global groups and Universal groups
http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-groups.html
Rules that govern when a group can be added to another group (same domain):
- Global groups can be nested within Domain Local groups, Universal groups and within other Global groups in the same domain.
- Universal groups can be nested within Domain Local groups and within other Universal groups in any domain.
- A Domain Local group cannot be nested within a Global or a Universal group.