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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
How To Use whistle-blower In A Sentence
- Nurses also may not report other nurses for fear of being perceived as snitches or labeled as whistle-blowers.
- A whistle-blower's e-mail from someone at the authors' institution indicated that data in the study were fabricated.
- It is important for governments to take a firm stand against corruption and to protect both whistle-blowers and the media that report on corrupt practices in government.
- Scheme auditors and actuaries will have to act as whistle-blowers and tell Opra if they think something is wrong.
- And that the real heroes, as Time magazine suggested a couple of years ago with its ‘People of the Year’ issue, are the so-called whistle-blowers.
- He could not give the kind of ringing declaration appropriate to an unmasked whistle-blower.
- In a letter to the city manager requesting whistle-blower protection, police commander Jose Perez said the chief's deputies sought to enlist him in a war to get rid of 'the old man, Tomas Regalado.' Miami Police Chief Is Suspended
- The new regulation outlines departmental duties, an anti-smuggling assessment and accountability system, whistle-blower rewards and protection, as well as grassroots participation .
- Last week, Mr. Exposito sent a letter to Mr. Martinez seeking whistle-blower protection, according to the Miami Herald. Miami Police Chief Is Suspended
- They received information from a whistle-blower, reported the story, and protected their source.
