stakeholder:

... a person having a share or interest in something to the extent that a loss is likely should it be abandoned. A stakeholder group is made up of a number of people having a vested interest in something. A vested interest is a stake in something to the extent that it is worth maintaining, promoting, or protecting for one's own personal advantage or gain.

Special interest claims by stakeholders may by based on assumptions or acknowledgement, or granted as fixed rights. Stakeholders claim their influence, power, or control by investing resources, time, and/or capital.

Partners in an economic development initiative typically gain their stakes by inputting resources and/or capital. Stakeholders participate in ally networks focused on enterprise and economic development by investing the time to maintain relationships that pay off.

The stakeholder's force of power can be compared to the expression voice of the customer in many situations. In other words, voice of the stakeholder is analogous to customer speak. For example, history since the Industrial Revolution indicates that it can become problematic for a community or economy when employees (or workers) are denied or lose sight of their stakeholder positions in relation to their productivity and how they are ultimately, albeit indirectly, tied to customer satisfaction.

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