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

stakeholding

ˈstāk-ˌhōl-diŋ 

noun

Examples of stakeholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This not only improves transparency but builds trust with stakeholders and investors increasingly wary of greenwashing. —London Business School, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

Supporting the Caesars Palace proposal are what the bidder says are more than 200 organizations and businesses including local restaurants, hotels, residents, unions and Broadway stakeholders. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 June 2025

His foreign policy U-turn will be a topic that will be hard to avoid at the gathering, especially with NATO ally Turkey present and a key stakeholder in the region. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025

The department would collaborate with others inside criminal justice and community stakeholders to accomplish this. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stakeholder

• officeholder
• beholder
• bondholder
• cardholder
• freeholder
• householder
• landholder
• leaseholder
• lienholder
• placeholder
• shareholder
• slaveholder

Legal Definition

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