whistle-blower
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- noun
- /ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər/
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denunciante
- But whistle-blower advocates like the Employment Law Group's Zuckerman maintain that the backlash against the SEC's proposed rules is unfounded.
- claim to be whistle-blowers
- people who are whistle-blowers
- also allows whistle-blowers
And then I saw an interview fairly recently with a policeman who's now a whistle blower.
- And then I saw an interview fairly recently with a policeman who's now a whistle blower.
- So yeah, the whistle blower program was, I think initially to kind of create a safe way, a safe haven where people could say, OK, this is what I saw.
Examples
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The administration denied any official torture policy, but then, a whistle blower came forward, CIA officer, John Kiriakou.
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The whistle-blower reported the company's illegal dumping of toxic waste to the authorities.
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Well, if it was a whistle-blower, you may have just exposed them.
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You never get whistle-blowers from Fortune 500 companies.
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Danny was the whistle blower over at the yard.
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Your whistle-blower from Vicksburg is gonna testify his company knows about the number of guns that wind up on the black market.
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People think whistle-blowers are great, but they don't necessarily want one in their organizations.
Academic text (2004) -
In addition, they called for a broader definition of whistle-blower beyond individuals to allow nongovernment organizations and labor unions to bring claims.
Academic text (2011) -
Part of the law, passed by Congress last July, juices the ability of the Securities and Exchange Commission to entice whistle-blowers to come forward.
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We are profoundly indebted to you and other whistle-blowers for your unimaginable sacrifices.
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Synonyms
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A person who tells authorities about secret illegal acts in an organization to stop harm
A person who tells the police about someone else's bad actions
A person who reveals secrets or dishonest acts to the public
How Public
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whistle-blower comes from the image of someone who blows a whistle in a game or on a ship to 'call attention' to a problem. So a whistle-blower is a person who tells the public or the authorities about bad or illegal actions inside an organization.