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stakeholder

stakeholder

43 3.6
People who have an interest in a project or company
  • noun
  • /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldər/
translation icon : parte interesada
  • Developing creative strategies by connecting with stakeholders outside of the district is important.
  • other stakeholders
  • key stakeholders
  • stakeholder groups

What do each of the different stakeholders get from your services?

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Examples

  • To address the concerns of parents and other stakeholders, two common obstacles warrant attention.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Actions that benefit one stakeholder group can be reasonably expected to make other stakeholder groups worse off.

  • So I learned that the most important stakeholder is and always will be the customer.

  • What do each of the different stakeholders get from your services?

  • These are serious issues, and they will require serious consideration by all stakeholders of society.

  • Marketing a library needs to take into account the various stakeholders within the constituency.

    Academic text (2015)
  • A democratic program planning process requires that all stakeholders be represented at the planning table.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Finally, school librarians shared information with stakeholders to solicit feedback that would facilitate planning.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We offer recommendations for designing comprehensive interventions and incorporating stakeholder feedback into such undertakings.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The manager held a meeting to discuss the project's impact on all stakeholders.

How Involved

partner
1.4
stakeholder
43 3.6
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

stakeholder singular
stakeholders plural

Morphology

stakeholder = stake + holder (semi-transparent) = stake + holder

Formally a compound of 'stake' + 'holder' so structure is clear, but the business sense relies on the figurative meaning 'stake' = interest/share which may not be known to all learners.

Etymology

Stakeholder comes from the two plain words stake ('bet' or 'something you risk') and holder ('one who has'). Think of 'high stakes' to remember that a stakeholder is someone with a real 'interest' in a project or decision, so they can be affected by the result.