whistleblower
noun
a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption, wrongdoing, problems, or secret information, especially within an organization.
whistle-blowing
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a word derived from
whistleblower.
Example Sentences
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She also referred to her whistle-blowing ahead of the 2017 #MeToo movement, saying that she was ahead of her time and is now no longer “giving my life away to people who don’t appreciate it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2023
She made a formal whistle-blowing complaint against the chairman in July 2022, raising her concerns about his behaviour to both the trust and NHS England.
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
The government moved to tighten access in 2013 after nearly 750,000 classified and unclassified U.S. diplomatic and military documents appeared on Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing platform.
From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023
One of the problems called out by the whistle-blowing earlier this year is that the Trust and Safety teams didn’t have their own designated engineers.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2022
With a due appreciation of the important function of this clock toward his fellow-citizens, old Zeb Curry, the chief engineer and a stickler for being on time, was most meticulous in his whistle-blowing.
From The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
