whistleblower
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- noun
- /ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər/
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denunciante
- The report from the whistleblower revealed serious misconduct within the company.
But now back to my guests, IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler.
- But now back to my guests, IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler.
- And, you know, we hope that whistleblowers keep coming.
- But just as an example, there was a whistleblower at NPR last year, a guy who worked there.
- Let's move on past this to the the guy who you think is the man who was the whistleblower behind this.
- And I also want to ask about what you know about the new bill that was passed to protect whistleblowers.
- And he was a whistleblower on this mass surveillance and he was then where, where is he now?
- But I really applaud whistleblowers like, you know, the whistleblower who, who blew the whistle on the Trump call with Zelensky.
- The House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblowers complaint this morning about Trump pressuring Ukraine for dirt on Biden.
- He has demanded the whistleblower and Ukraine veneman.
Examples
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How much can you talk about the Nike whistleblower situation?
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Finally, we also provided specific whistleblower protection.
Academic text (2001) -
Every now and then, the media report a story about someone who has been a whistleblower.
Academic text (1997) -
The only ones who would fear a whistleblower are those who have something to hide.
Blog text (11) -
There are great risks to being a whistleblower, risks that not just anyone will take.
Blog text (11) -
There is little reward for being a whistleblower.
Fiction book (2002) -
Needless to say, however, the personal costs of following this course may prove high for the whistleblower.
Academic text (1991) -
The SEC is required under Dodd-Frank to set up a new whistleblower office within its Division of Enforcement.
Academic text (2011) -
The House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblowers complaint this morning about Trump pressuring Ukraine for dirt on Biden.
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During the trial, the whistleblower shared crucial evidence that changed the outcome.
Synonyms
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5.0
A person who tells authorities or the public about illegal actions at their workplace
A person who reveals secrets or dishonest acts to the public
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whistleblower comes from the image of someone who blows a whistle to 'warn' people loudly. So, a whistleblower today is a person who tells the public about secret or illegal actions inside an organization to stop wrongdoing.