stakeholder

UK/ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/US/ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl.dɚ/

nounC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechmostly written

Other forms: stakeholders

A stakeholder is anyone affected by a company's decisions, not just its owners. Consult stakeholders, key stakeholders, stakeholder engagement.

The word carries an argument: shareholders own the company, stakeholders merely bear the consequences, and the question of which group a company answers to is the whole debate. The original stakeholder was the neutral person holding the bets in a wager.

Definitions of stakeholder

1nounstakeholderAnyone affected by an organisation's decisions.C1
“The council met with parents, teachers and other stakeholders before closing the school.”

stakeholder is an interested party.

Where it comes from

Stake plus holder. The first stakeholder was the neutral person holding the money in a wager.

From stake + holder.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Work & Careers, Business & Money

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stakeholder in the wild

Project stakeholders are persons or entities who have an interest in a specific project.
Project stakeholder
The stakeholder theory is a theory of organizational management and business ethics.
Stakeholder theory
The stakeholder view of strategy integrates a resource-based view and a market-based view, and adds a socio-political level.
Stakeholder theory
Stakeholder analysis is a key part of stakeholder management.
Stakeholder analysis
A stakeholder analysis does not preclude the interests of the stakeholders overriding the interests of the other stakeholders affected, but it ensures that all affected will be considered.
Stakeholder analysis

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