stake‧hold‧er /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldə $ -ˌhoʊldər/ noun [countable]

1. someone who has invested money into something, or who has some important connection with it, and therefore is affected by its success or failure
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Citizens should be stakeholders in the society they live in.

2. law someone, usually a lawyer, who takes charge of a property during a quarrel or a sale

3. someone chosen to hold the money that is risked by people on a race, competition etc and to give all of it to the winner

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