whistleblowing
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊɪŋ/
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denuncia
- The company has a dedicated process for whistleblowing to protect employees who report misconduct.
- internal whistleblowing
- external whistleblowing
- whistleblowing modes
I mean, this is just, this is the kind of whistleblowing that I've been doing.
- I mean, this is just, this is the kind of whistleblowing that I've been doing.
- And the reality of whistleblowing and and doing exposing of injustice is that you're often alone.
- And his whistleblowing allowed us to read this book, understand it.
Examples
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Health services managers must understand the role of whistleblowing in their organizations.
Academic text (1997) -
Reasons for whistleblowing may involve activities by individuals or by organizations.
Academic text (1997) -
Overall, however, little is known about attitudes towards whistleblowing in Turkey.
Academic text (2013) -
To develop a meaningful internal policy on whistleblowing, management must maintain a culture of responsibility, openness, and commitment.
Academic text (1997) -
The participants were given the descriptions of wrongdoing and whistleblowing at the beginning of the questionnaire.
Academic text (2013) -
In 1986, an important dimension was added to whistleblowing when Congress enacted the False Claims Act.
Academic text (1997) -
The rules incentivize whistleblowing by allowing whistleblowers to collect ten to thirty percent of enforcement actions totaling more than $1 million.
Academic text (2018) -
The act of whistleblowing can help expose unethical practices within a company.
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After witnessing unethical behavior at her workplace, she decided that whistleblowing was the right course of action.
Synonyms
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4.1
Making secret or new information known to others
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4.8
An act of making secret information public without permission
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7.3
A report in a newspaper that shows secret illegal or dishonest actions
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8.0
Looking for and reporting scandals about public figures
Antonyms
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whistleblowing comes from the image of someone blowing a whistle to make a loud sound and get people's attention, like a referee or guard. So, whistleblowing is 'raising an alarm' about illegal or wrong actions inside an organization.