When did the term stakeholder begin to be used in public services and not solely the commercial sector? It seems to have crept in unannounced over the last 20 years.
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It used to have the logical meaning of a neutral person who held the money ( the stake) while a bet was resolved. Alas, like so many words or expressions with very special meanings (alternative, begging the question, in the firing line, etc.) its meaning has been diluted and weakened.
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