stakeholder
noun
stake·hold·er
ˈstāk-ˌhōl-dər 
1
: a person entrusted with the stakes of bettors
2
: one that has a stake in an enterprise
3
: one who is involved in or affected by a course of action
Examples of stakeholder in a Sentence
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This position provides technical evaluations and project management to inform policy, planning activities, and investments on a county-wide scale and works to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders resilient design, infrastructure initiatives, and sustainable practices.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The lawmakers called on CARB to delay implementation of the rules and consider stakeholder input.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
The process included a community survey, stakeholder interviews and focus groups and visits to the district by the finalists.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The number of stakeholders is literally everyone on the planet—the largest possible TAM, or total addressable market.
—Yishan Wong, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Those broader subpoena powers were discussed on Monday, but a formal bill won’t be brought forward until the auditor and sponsors meet with more stakeholders, Sawyer said.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Ryckman and his mystery stakeholders are betting the time is right.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
The solutions will be optimal for a few stakeholders (certainly shareholders), while being suboptimal for everyone else, like employees, communities, and the environment.
—Michael C. Bush, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
In August, a group of village stakeholders wrote a letter to the village government, raising a series of questions about the board and its relationship to Mitchell.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The lawmakers called on CARB to delay implementation of the rules and consider stakeholder input.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
The process included a community survey, stakeholder interviews and focus groups and visits to the district by the finalists.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The number of stakeholders is literally everyone on the planet—the largest possible TAM, or total addressable market.
—Yishan Wong, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Those broader subpoena powers were discussed on Monday, but a formal bill won’t be brought forward until the auditor and sponsors meet with more stakeholders, Sawyer said.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Ryckman and his mystery stakeholders are betting the time is right.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
The solutions will be optimal for a few stakeholders (certainly shareholders), while being suboptimal for everyone else, like employees, communities, and the environment.
—Michael C. Bush, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
In August, a group of village stakeholders wrote a letter to the village government, raising a series of questions about the board and its relationship to Mitchell.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
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stakeholder
noun
stake·hold·er
ˈstāk-ˌhōl-dər
1
: a person holding property or owing an obligation that is claimed by two or more adverse claimants and who has no claim to or interest in the property or obligation
2
: a person having an interest or share in a commercial undertaking
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