stakeholder

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
 * 2)  A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.
 * 3)  A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.

Usage notes

 * The business sense essentially contradicts the betting and legal definitions, meaning the term has become a contranym: it refers to one who has an interest in an issue, whereas the other senses refer to one who does not have an interest in the property held (i.e., one who is disinterested, in the "impartial" sense of that word). It has gained significant use since the 1990s, especially when discussing corporate governance, and is broader than because it includes other interests besides investment equity (for example, stockholders plus workers plus community members affected environmentally).

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 賭注經紀人
 * Finnish: vedonvälittäjä
 * German: Wetteinsatzverwalter
 * Greek: θεματοφύλακας στοιχημάτων
 * Malay: pemegang taruh
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, baratero


 * Arabic: وكيل الضمان
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 代管代理
 * Finnish: uskottu mies
 * French: agent d'entiercement
 * German: Treuhänder
 * Hindi: निलंब एजेंट
 * Malay: pemegang amanah harta
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: agente de depósito de garantía


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 交互訴訟, 交互訴訟者
 * Finnish: uskottu mies
 * French:
 * German: Zwischenklage, Zwischenkläger
 * Hindi: इंटरप्लीडर
 * Japanese: 競合権利者
 * Russian:


 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 持份者, 利益相關者
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: osapool
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , , Interessenvertreter, Interessensvertreter, Interesseneigner, , Anspruchsgruppe, Anspruchsberechtigter, Anspruchsperson, interessierter Kreis, interessierte Kreise, relevanter Akteur, , , Projektbeteiligter
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: pemilik kepentingan
 * Italian:, parte interessata
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: стейкхолдер
 * Maori: kiripānga
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, interesariusz
 * Portuguese: parte interessada
 * Russian:, заинтересо́ванная сторона́,
 * Slovak: zainteresovaná strana
 * Spanish: interesado económico,, partido interesado, , , interviniente, tomaparte
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, berörda parter
 * Welsh: rhanddeiliad, budd-ddeiliad