stakeholder stake‧hold‧er [ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldə ǁ -ˌhoʊldər] noun [countable]
1. a person who is considered to be an important part of an organization or of society because they have responsibility within it and receive advantages from it:
• Chief executives of international companies want to spend more personal time on stakeholder issues. By "stakeholder", we mean staff and the local community.
• The organization's big stockmarket investments make it an important stakeholder in Lebanon's economy.
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stakeholder UK US /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldər/ noun [C] ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT,
► an employee, investor, customer, etc. who is involved in or buys from a business and has an interest in its success: »
Corporate executives need to think about the whole business and how it creates value for customers and stakeholders.
»The bill faces opposition from a number of key stakeholders, including the California Chamber of Commerce.
Financial and business terms. 2012.