What is the difference between a partner and a stakeholder in a business organization?

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Specifically, not at an owner/exectutive level, more in middle management, adjacent roles are often referred to as partners or stakeholders. How can you distinguish objectively between the two? Examples appreciated.

I’m having trouble distilling this concept down, thus why its in eli5. One example of a partnership I know gets referenced frequently is: engineering manager is a partner to a product owner. I’ve heard SEO experts, or marketing being stakeholders but im not sure if thats correct.

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to explain like you’re FIVE YEARS OLD

the partner helps manage the business

the stakeholder just puts money into the business and waits to get even more money back from the business based on how they perform.

often the stakeholder gets together and votes with other stakeholders about company decisions but the partner is responsible for day to day management stuff.

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