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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A group with many sides 🤝 Involving many groups
multistakeholder

multistakeholder

6.8
Involving several groups that have an interest in a decision
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈsteɪkˌhoʊldər/
translation icon : multisectorial
  • The conference will feature a range of speakers, highlighting the importance of multistakeholder dialogue in addressing global issues.

Examples

  • The project succeeded due to its multistakeholder nature, which brought together businesses, governments, and NGOs.

  • The process will build an audience, as well as political, institutional, and scientific support, and secure a sound, multistakeholder financial base.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The nature of multistakeholder groups may tend to inhibit such confrontational action.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Some environmental groups, however, have become dissatisfied with multistakeholder group processes, viewing them as hindering environmental action because of the necessity of developing a consensus and wasting the limited time and resources of voluntary groups.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Effective solutions often require multistakeholder approaches that include input from various community leaders and organizations.

Synonyms

multilateral
vsmultistakeholder
  • Formal
27 6.3

Involving several countries or groups working together

focuses on groups that have an interest in a process or decision
multipartite
vsmultistakeholder
  • Specialized
9.5

Involving three or more parties

is about parties who have an interest in a process or decision
multipartisan
vsmultistakeholder
7.0

People from more than one political party or group support it

refers to groups with a genuine interest rather than political backing

How Many Stakeholders

multistakeholder
6.8
stakeholder
43 3.6

Surface Forms

multistakeholder positive

Morphology

multistakeholder = stakeholder (transparent) = multi + stake + holder

The prefix multi- straightforwardly adds the sense of 'several' to stakeholder, so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Multistakeholder is made from multi- meaning 'many', like in multiple, and stakeholder, a person or group with a 'stake' or interest in something. So multistakeholder describes a process or approach that involves many different interested groups.