plural stakeholders
1
: a person or business that has invested money in something (such as a company)
corporate stakeholders
2
: a person who holds the money that people have bet on something and then gives it to the winner
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“Stakeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/stakeholder. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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