stakeholder
- noun
- /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldər/
- Archaic
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depositario
- Before the match, the stakeholder ensured that all bets were collected and secured.
Examples
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The authority has also established a banking stakeholder group that will meet four times annually to communicate with lenders.
Blog text (4) -
The Mexican government also realized the political and economic benefits of playing an active role in the protection of the United States' southern perimeter and became a strategic stakeholder in American security.
Academic text (2004) -
Unlike Chapter 11, Chapter 9 has no absolute priority rule, which orders classes of debt and ensures that equity stakeholders get wiped out first.
Blog text (6) -
Such a conceptual shift means that not only shareholders (those who own stock in a company) but also stakeholders (consumers and communities affected by corporate decisions) have comparable influence on private sector decision-making.
Academic text (2003) -
In a game of poker, a stakeholder holds the bets until the winner is decided.
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The race organizer appointed a stakeholder to manage all the wagers placed by participants.
Synonyms
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7.8
A person who accepts bets and pays out money to people who win, often on horse races
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6.0
A person or company that takes and pays out bets on sports, for example horse races
How Trusted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stakeholder originally also meant a person who held other people's bets. The parts stake ('bet') and holder ('one who keeps') explain why a stakeholder is someone trusted to keep the money or stakes until the winner is decided.