Shareholder (definition)
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A shareholder is a person who owns shares in a corporation. Because shareholders must conduct or approve many corporate activities such as electing directors, an active corporation must have at least one shareholder.
A shareholder is also known as a stockholder.
References
Pratt, Jamie. (2003).Financial Accounting in an Economic Context.New York: John Wiley& Sons.
Industry Canada (2009, January 1).Glossary of Terms.Retrieved May 14, 2009 from http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/en/cs01363e.html.
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