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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The messianic claims of AI’s biggest stakeholders are tautologies: Generative AI will transform civilization; therefore, we must be empowered to steer it in the right direction.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
They don’t necessarily get involved on a consulting level as needed, such as by intervening when a client is flailing with their stakeholders.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
TikTok is not so unique, or so uniquely potent; an Americanized TikTok will still be just as addicting and just as manipulative in service to its new corporate stakeholders.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
The haphazard cuts to major projects in red states like Ohio baffled some stakeholders.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
They don’t necessarily get involved on a consulting level as needed, such as by intervening when a client is flailing with their stakeholders.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
TikTok is not so unique, or so uniquely potent; an Americanized TikTok will still be just as addicting and just as manipulative in service to its new corporate stakeholders.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
The haphazard cuts to major projects in red states like Ohio baffled some stakeholders.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Stakeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stakeholder. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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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