external stakeholder
noun[C]
ukusanyoneoutsideaparticularcompanywho isaffectedbyitssuccessorfailure, forexample,customers,companiesthatsellitsupplies, orbanksthatlenditmoney:
The CFO has always been in adelicateposition,tryingtobalanceinternalandexternalstakeholdersin thebestinterestof thecorporation.
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internal stakeholder