stakeholder

[ steyk-hohl-der ]

noun

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

stakeholder

/ ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldə /

noun

1. a person or group owning a significant percentage of a company's shares
2. 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

1. of or relating to policies intended to allow people to participate in and benefit from decisions made by enterprises in which they have a stake

   a stakeholder economy

Word History and Origins

Origin of stakeholder¹

First recorded in 1700–10; stake ² + holder

Example Sentences

Anunoby is also a minority stakeholder in Super League Basketball side London Lions.

From BBC

“But if you set a standard that is unattainable from a stakeholder implementation perspective, you're not going to see the tangible progress that everyone really wants.”

From Salon

Those policies should be looked at with broader stakeholder input and more diversity of scientific thought, said Gunasekara: “Yes, that takes time, but in the scheme of regulatory implementation and compliance, it would be a blip along the way.”

From Salon

“I think we landed in a place where no one, no stakeholder got everything they wanted,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Quote: Except at “transparent and democratic” community schools, “LAUSD budgets are incomprehensible. They are presented in big binders; allocations of programs and services are disbursed through various lines that make it difficult for people to track where monies are spent. They are also presented in a rushed manner, making it difficult to process and assess the needs. There is also no space for stakeholder input.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• collaborator
• colleague
• partner
• shareholder