stakeholder.

1. A person or group with an interest in, influence over, or exposure to the outcome of an activity.

2. A neutral person entrusted with the stakes in a wager until its outcome is decided.

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Words that belong together

• stakeholder consultation
• key stakeholder

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Stakeholder consultation included workers, residents, and investors.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular stakeholder; plural stakeholders. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, social science. Commonness: moderately common.