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 investment comes at a time of unprecedented development — and concern from stakeholders — for AI in the music business.
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Kim Kardashian, for instance, is committed to prison reform, a major stakeholder in the Armenia Fund, which builds schools, hospitals and infrastructure in Armenia, and works with the Dream Foundation, which grants wishes to terminally ill adults and their families.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Kim Kardashian, for instance, is committed to prison reform, a major stakeholder in the Armenia Fund, which builds schools, hospitals and infrastructure in Armenia, and works with the Dream Foundation, which grants wishes to terminally ill adults and their families.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 18 May 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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