stakeholder

Universal Words noun 1 a person or company that is involved in a particular organization, project, system, etc., especially because they have invested money in it: All our employees are stakeholders in the company. * The government has said it wants to create a stakeholder economy in which all members of society feel that they have an interest in its success. 2 a person who holds all the bets placed on a game or race and who pays the money to the winner