stakeholder
noun
stake·hold·er
ˈstāk-ˌhōl-dər 
1
: a person entrusted with the stakes of bettors
2
: one that has a stake in an enterprise
3
: one who is involved in or affected by a course of action
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Jon Devine, senior economist at Cotton Incorporated, keeps key stakeholders in the textile and investment communities informed via timely market analyses of commodity economics and factors influencing their stability.
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Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
So Pelinka is forced to reckon with all of this, pressure from team stakeholders to improve, fans desperate for change and a Boston Celtics title still in the rearview all contributing variables to a very tough situation.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
Advocates have praised Biden for keeping the spotlight on cancer, bringing stakeholders together and gathering commitments from private companies, nonprofit organizations and patient groups.
—Will Weissert and Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Aug. 2024
In June, the CPSC’s Joint Gas and Electric Range Knob Working Group hosted a meeting with leading stove manufacturers and other stakeholders to confront the industry-wide problem.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
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Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
So Pelinka is forced to reckon with all of this, pressure from team stakeholders to improve, fans desperate for change and a Boston Celtics title still in the rearview all contributing variables to a very tough situation.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
Advocates have praised Biden for keeping the spotlight on cancer, bringing stakeholders together and gathering commitments from private companies, nonprofit organizations and patient groups.
—Will Weissert and Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Aug. 2024
In June, the CPSC’s Joint Gas and Electric Range Knob Working Group hosted a meeting with leading stove manufacturers and other stakeholders to confront the industry-wide problem.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
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stakeholder
noun
stake·hold·er
ˈstāk-ˌhōl-dər
1
: a person holding property or owing an obligation that is claimed by two or more adverse claimants and who has no claim to or interest in the property or obligation
2
: a person having an interest or share in a commercial undertaking
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