stakeholder

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Synonyms: stake-holder, stake holder, stakeholders, stadtholder, shareholder, slaveholder, stadholder, stallholder, statehooder

Antonyms: stake-holder, stake holder, stakeholders, stadtholder, shareholder, slaveholder, stadholder, stallholder, statehooder

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Noun

1. A person holding the [[stake]]s of [[bettor]]s, with the responsibility of delivering the [[pot]] to the winner of the bet.
2. {{lb|en|legal}} A person such as a [[trustee]], [[escrow]] [[agent]] or [[garnishee]], who holds [[money]] or [[asset]]s under [[trust]] for another party in a [[contractual]] [[agreement]] or as part of a [[claim]].
3. {{lb|en|business}} A [[person]] or [[organisation]] with a [[legitimate]] [[interest]] (a [[stake#English:_a share or interest in a business or situation|stake]]) in a given [[situation]], [[action]] or [[enterprise]].<ref>{{cite-web |author=Joe Miller| title=Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42791874| work=BBC News| publisher=BBC| date=24 January 2018}}</ref>

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|uncommon}} To [[involve]] [[stakeholder#Noun|stakeholders]] in (a [[project]], [[process]], [[decision]], etc.).

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