A company’s stockholders are usually put in a different class from other stakeholder groups, and for good reason. Stockholders are legal owners and the providers of risk capital, a major source of the capital resources that allow a company to operate its business.
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stockholder 英 ['stɒkhəʊldə] 美 ['stɑk'holdɚ] n. 股东;股票持有人
stakeholder 英 [ˈsteɪkhəʊldə(r)] 美 [ˈsteɪkhoʊldər] n. 利益相关者;赌金保管者