stakeholder

[steyk-hohl-der]

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noun

the holder of the stakes of a wager.
a person or group that has an investment, share, or interest in something, as a business or industry.
Law. a person holding money or property to which two or more persons make rival claims.

Origin of stakeholder

First recorded in 1700–10; stake² + holder

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Related Words for stakeholder

partner, collaborator, colleague, shareholder, participant, contributor, associate, ally

Examples from the Web for stakeholder

Contemporary Examples of stakeholder

That's why U.S. officials are always trying to make China feel—and act—like a “stakeholder” in the international order.
China Sided With Russia on Syria out of Defensiveness, Not Strength
Melinda Liu
February 8, 2012
Naturally, there will be differences, and no side or stakeholder will win on every measure.
What I Learned About Health Care in the 1990s
Dick Gephardt
July 5, 2009

Historical Examples of stakeholder

The Captain covered the money, and the £40 was lodged with the stakeholder.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders
William M'Combie
I agreed to let the Princess be the stakeholder—she may hold your word, and my money-belt.
The Ghost Breaker
Charles Goddard
The constable, with official dignity, undertook the responsibility of stakeholder.
Colonial Born
G. Firth Scott
We've got to have a stakeholder; put the money in Blake's hands—does that go?
Bulldog Carney
W. A. Fraser
He demanded that Wingie, who was stakeholder, share the spoils with him.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist
Alexander Berkman

British Dictionary definitions for stakeholder

stakeholder

noun

a person or group owning a significant percentage of a company's shares
a person or group not owning shares in an enterprise but affected by or having an interest in its operations, such as the employees, customers, local community, etc

adjective

of or relating to policies intended to allow people to participate in and benefit from decisions made by enterprises in which they have a stakea stakeholder economy

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Word Origin and History for stakeholder

1708, from stake (n.2) + agent noun from hold (v.).