stakeholderstake·hold·er /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldə-ˌhoʊldər/ noun [countableC]1a person who is considered to be an important part of an organization or of society because they have responsibility within it and receive advantages from itChief executives of international companies want to spend more personal time on stakeholder issues. By ‘stakeholder’, we mean staff and the local community.
2American EnglishAmEFINANCE someone who owns shares in a companySYN BrE shareholderThe organization’s big stockmarket investments make it an important stakeholder in Lebanon’s economy.