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whistle blower
whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower W5128000 (wĭs′əl-blō′ər, hwĭs′-)n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is ... hoping to get another chance to search for government waste" (Washington Post).
whis′tle-blow′ing n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | whistle blower - an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"whistleblower, whistle-blowerinformant, source - a person who supplies information |
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Whistle blowerA person who has knowledge of fraudulent activities inside a firm or government agency, who is protected from the employer's retribution by federal law.Whistle BlowerAn employee of a company who has knowledge of illegal activities and reports them to the authorities. Generally speaking, a whistle blower reports the activities out of a sense of conscience or out of a desire to avoid criminal charges himself/herself. Under federal law, whistle blowers may not be fired, but some companies find ways around this.AcronymsSeewine barwhistle blower
Synonyms for whistle blowernoun an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping itSynonyms- whistleblower
- whistle-blower
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