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is a term to describe any organisation or individual that has a direct interest in actions or decisions. ...
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One who has a stake or interest in the outcome of the project. Also one who is affected by the project.
cio.osu.edu/projects/framework/glossary.html

Any organization, governmental entity or individual that has a stake in or may be affected by a given approach to environmental regulation, pollution prevention or energy conservation.
www.crwc.org/programs/watershedmgmt/glossary.html

Any individual, group or organisation having a valid interest in a field or matter. Stakeholders in higher education include students, parents, employers, the government, the community, professional associations, graduates, and academic staff. ...
www.usq.edu.au/planstats/Docs/GlossaryTerms.doc

any individual or organization (government or non-governmental) with an interest in a hydroelectric project
www.alabamapower.com/hydro/glossary.asp

An institution, organization, or group that has some interest in a particular sector or system. Also: individuals and constituencies contributing, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to wealth-creating activities, and who are therefore potential beneficiaries and/or risk bearers of its operations
www.fao.org/ag/wfe2005/glossary_en.htm

Any person, group or organisation with an interest in, or who may be affected by, the activities of another organisation.
www.stile.coventry.ac.uk/cbs/staff/beech/BOTM/Glossary.htm

A person or group who can affect or is affected by an action. Responsible decision making requires consideration of the effects on all stakeholders. Usually all stakeholders are not entitled to consideration of the same aspects of their welfare, however. ...
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An enterprise, organization, or individual having an interest or a stake in the outcome of the engineering of a system. (EIA-632, Annex A)
www.acq.osd.mil/osjtf/termsdef.html

One who has a share or an interest. MMS stakeholders include citizens, public interest groups, local and state governments and industry groups.
www.mms.gov/offshore/RenewableEnergy/Definitions.htm

a citizen with a vested interest in a certain resource
montereybay.noaa.gov/educate/teachercurriculum/glossary.html

Community stakeholders are people with a stake, an interest, or an investment in a community issue or outcome. Their interest may stem from a professional or personal interest in an issue or may stem from a commitment to achieve some outcome. ...
www.heros-inc.org/definitionofterms.htm

Those that should share the marketing problem and its inherent solution.
www.punkmarketing.com/punk-glossary/

Corporate language generally uses the word 'stakeholder' to include only those who benefit from the company's activities. In the corporate context the company, rather than the community is the starting point of economic life. ...
www.bench-marks.org/glossary.shtml

Interested party, someone with shared ownership of something of importance, for example, the findings of a hygiene evaluation study.
www.unu.edu/unupress/food2/UIN11E/uin11e03.htm

Individuals or institutions (public and private) interested and involved in a process or related activities.
www.unep.org/DEC/OnLineManual/Resources/Glossary/tabid/69/Default.aspx

Any person, group of people, or organization affected by or affecting the system being studied. Very similar to actor - except that totally passive stakeholders are not actors. Compare with actor.
www.audiencedialogue.org/gloss-eval.html

An individual or group with interest in the cyanide-related activities of a mine, (or cyanide manufacturer or cyanide transporter) or who are or may reasonably be affected by such activities. ...
www.cyanidecode.org/about_definitions.php

Those people or organisations with whom we have a relationship or a responsibility to, including customers, government, our community and suppliers.
www.citywestwater.com.au/about/glossary.htm

All people and organisations which have an interest in the transport system
www.konsult.leeds.ac.uk/public/level1/sec17/index.htm

Any person or party that has an interest in a project, organisation, business etc.
www.bsa.govt.nz/mediastudies/

any individual or organization with an interest in the process or product of a design project
ei.cs.vt.edu/~cs5714/glossary.html

Those that have final decision-making authority regarding operations, such as Utilities Board, UPAC, community/voters, regulatory agencies and bond holders.
www.csu.org/about/page13224.html

Anyone who has a vested interest in the outcome of the program/project. In a high stakes standardized test (a graduation requirement, for example), when students' scores are aggregated and published in the paper by school, the stakeholders include students, teachers, parents, school and district ...
www.niu.edu/assessment/Resources/Assessment_Glossary.htm

Any person with a vested interest in the TMDL development.
www.deq.state.va.us/tmdl/glossary.html

someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner
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The term stakeholder, as traditionally used in the English language in law and notably gambling, is a third party who temporarily holds money or property while its owner is still being determined.
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The stakeholder concept states that a company's responsibilities are to all of its stakeholders. Stakeholders are people who affect, and are affected by, the company. ...
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