Words in the News stake participation In December 2015 Yahoo about-faced on trying to sell its $32 billion stake in Alibaba and announced it intended to spin off its core business instead. stakeholder (1) membre à part entière Observers note that underlying the debate in American universities over political correctness and free speech on campus is the feeling, among students of colour, that they are tenants rather than stakeholders in their universities. stakeholder (2) partie prenante After the suspension in early 2016 of the preparatory peace talks to end the war in Syria, United Nations mediator Staffan de Mistura said they would resume once more work had been done by his negotiating team and by the stakeholders in the conflict. stall (1) être au point mort Editorialists note that Swiss demands for a bilateral agreement on services and energy have stalled since the EU made it clear that no new agreements are possible unless Switzerland adopts all future EU reforms. stall (2) paralyser, bloquer The alteration of its rules approved by the US Senate in late 2013 ended the minority party's ability to stall the machinery of Congress by filibustering presidential nominees to cabinet posts and federal judgeships. 128