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noun stake·hold·er \ ˈstāk-ˌhōl-dər \

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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CSX is communicating directly with employees, customers and other stakeholders who may be affected when these changes are made.

— deanna allbrittin, Indianapolis Star, "CSX cutting 'some positions' at Avon rail yard," 15 Aug. 2017
Only one stakeholder in the place wanted to know what was going on beneath its soil: the tribes.

— michael lewis, vanityfair.com, "Why the Scariest Nuclear Threat May Be Coming from Inside the White House," 26 July 2017
Other major stakeholders in the Bitcoin ecosystem, like merchants, bitcoin exchanges, and consumers, don't necessarily like the idea of miners having the final say over Bitcoin changes.

— timothy b. lee, Ars Technica, "A new deal could end Bitcoin’s long-running civil war," 25 July 2017
Tensions over inequality have risen in San Francisco in recent years, and in 2014 stakeholders zeroed in on the fact that people were purchasing $4 toast as evidence that one-percenters were fueling an affordability crisis.

— katy steinmetz, Time, "Americans Are Spending at Least $900,000 Per Month on Avocado Toast, According to Square," 18 July 2017
In no other country would a conservative party develop a plan for health care that every major industry stakeholder calls completely unworkable.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Trumpcare Collapsed Because the Republican Party Cannot Govern," 18 July 2017
Wartzman says his institute’s namesake Peter Drucker was firmly in the stakeholder camp.

— amurrayfortune, Fortune, "Who Is The World’s Leading Economic Power?," 14 July 2017
The meeting marked the first time that stakeholders such as the Ramona Community Planning group, Caltrans, the cities of Poway and San Diego, the county parks department, and CalFire sat down to hammer out ideas.

— j. harry jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Groups brainstorm solutions to Mt. Woodson parking," 13 July 2017
The new five-year federal grant awarded to UAF will help connect tribal leaders, Native organizations and other stakeholders with researchers to study initiatives in Alaska Native communities to reduce suicide, creating a hub to share information.

— kelsey lindsey, Alaska Dispatch News, "In Northwest Arctic, a powerful tool in combating suicide: Training youths to help each other," 10 July 2017

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First Known Use of stakeholder

1708

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

STAKEHOLDER Defined for English Language Learners

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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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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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