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    stakeholder

    nounBand 8formal

    UKˈsteɪkhəʊldə
    USˈsteɪkˌhoʊldər

    A person or group with an interest or concern in a business or project.

    A round meeting table with chairs of many different styles around it, each place set with a notepad and a glass of water
    A seat at the table for each side: stakeholders are everyone with an interest in a project.

    The plan was drawn up in consultation with stakeholders.

    Employees are key stakeholders in the company.

    Remember it

    Picture someone holding a stake in a project: a stakeholder has an interest in its outcome.

    Goes with

    Words that go with stakeholder: key stakeholder; engage stakeholders; stakeholder involvement; all stakeholders involved.

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    Similar
    interested partyshareholder

    Word family

    The stakeholder family: stakeholder (noun), stake (noun).

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