Stakeholder Definition

stākhōldər
stakeholders
noun
A person or group having a stake, or interest, in the success of an enterprise, business, movement, etc.
Webster's New World
One who holds money bet by others and pays it to the winner.
Webster's New World
A disinterested party who is entrusted to withhold contested money or property while the arguments are being adjudicated or worked out; the third party who is holding the stakes in a wager between two or more parties; a person with an interest in a business or enterprise of some sort, but is not necessarily an owner.
Webster's New World Law

A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.

Wiktionary

An escrow agent or custodian.

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Other Word Forms of Stakeholder

Noun

Singular:
stakeholder
Plural:
stakeholders

Origin of Stakeholder

Stakeholder Sentence Examples

  • A stakeholder is any person or group of people that affects or is affected by an organization.

  • It also holds the register of all stakeholder pension schemes.

  • It was disseminated electronically, by email and through stakeholder body networks and made available on the web.

  • The broadband Stakeholder Group recommended public sector broadband aggregation to the government at the end of 2001.

  • So far, not exactly a towering tribute to stakeholder capitalism, is it?

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