stakeholder

noun stake·hold·er \ ˈstāk-ˌhōl-dər \

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

Definition of stakeholder

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

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stakeholding

play \ˈstāk-ˌhōl-diŋ\ noun

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Recent Examples of stakeholder from the Web

What Grant and his colleagues helped craft is a plan that has all those stakeholders and the public.

— matt simon, WIRED, "Want to Fight Sea Level Rise? Look to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach," 11 Apr. 2018
The deal was announced Monday after negotiations between the various stakeholders were finalized.

— stuart pimm, National Geographic, "Tiny Gold Monkeys and Pumas Are Getting Their Own Highway," 10 Apr. 2018
Or maybe to retain the more appealing aspects of that power while offloading the trickier responsibilities of policing political speech to stakeholders.

— casey newton, The Verge, "How Mark Zuckerberg is retreating from content moderation," 3 Apr. 2018
Hill said in an email, noting that the commission will hear from a range of stakeholders.

— alia wong, The Atlantic, "The Push for Harsher School Discipline After Parkland," 23 Mar. 2018
Many of those stakeholders have already responded: Uber has grounded all self-driving cars.

— johana bhuiyan, Recode, "Some, but not all, self-driving car companies are pausing their tests after an Uber car killed a pedestrian," 20 Mar. 2018
As part of that process, the district is asking to hear from all of its stakeholders including staff, parents, and the broader community.

— charlene paparizos, cleveland.com, "Exchange of Thoughts Taking Place through March 9 for Chagrin Falls Schools' Stakeholders: Community Voices," 27 Feb. 2018
Presently, the district is an eclectic mix of longtime stakeholders and young upstarts.

— jeanette steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2nd generation of Asian entrepreneurs poised to take Convoy District into future," 19 Jan. 2018
By working with stakeholders and community groups on collaborative problem-solving, and drawing in ideas from architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning and design, Moas believes this program can produce more actionable ideas.

— patrick sisson, Curbed, "New Harvard class embeds design students in Miami," 29 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of stakeholder

1708

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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STAKEHOLDER Defined for English Language Learners

stakeholder

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Definition of stakeholder for English Language Learners

: a person or business that has invested money in something (such as a company)
: a person who holds the money that people have bet on something and then gives it to the winner

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stakeholder

noun stake·hold·er \ ˈstāk-ˌhōl-dər \

legal Definition of stakeholder

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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