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What is a stakeholder?

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Stake Holder :

Anyone that is affected by the entity in question is said to be a stakeholder in that entity.
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Someone who is physically grasping a piece of stake in his or her hand.

Another answer:

'Stakeholder' may be interpreted literally or metaphorically.

Literally:

'Paul was a stakeholder in his aunt's business.' (Paul had invested some money in the business.)

Metaphorically:

'I'm a stakeholder in my daughter's future.' (I have invested time and effort in my daughter and I am personally interested in, and affected by, what happens in her life.)

A stakeholder is also the person who holds the bets in gambling.

A third answer In some economics theory, an entity such as a company can be imaged as a pentagon. One set of interested parties (stakeholders) are the owners, another set is the employees. A third set is the suppliers, and a fourth set is the customers. And the fifth set is the regulatory agencies. These set business practices, product performance standards, taxation regimes, etc.
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