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whistleblower — whis·tle·blow·er / hwi səl ˌblō ər/ n: an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency and who is commonly vested by statute with rights and remedies for retaliation… … Law dictionary
whistleblower — whis‧tle‧blow‧er [ˈwɪslˌbləʊə ǁ ˌbloʊər] noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES someone working for an organization who tells the authorities that people in the organization are doing something illegal, dishonest, or wrong: • The company had paid out… … Financial and business terms
whistleblower — in the figurative sense, by 1970, Amer.Eng., from WHISTLE (Cf. whistle) (as something sounded in an alert) + agent noun from BLOW (Cf. blow). Earlier in U.S. sports slang sense referee … Etymology dictionary
Whistleblower — This is an article about a term. For the 2008 RTÉ drama, see Whistleblower (TV series). A whistleblower is a person who alleges misconduct. More complex definitions may be used, but the issue is that the whistleblower usually faces reprisal. The… … Wikipedia
Whistleblower — Ein Whistleblower (vom Englischen to blow the whistle; auf Deutsch wörtlich: „die Pfeife blasen“) bzw. Hinweisgeber ist ein Informant, der Missstände wie illegales Handeln (z. B. Korruption, Insiderhandel und Menschenrechtsverletzungen) oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
whistleblower — whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle blow·er or whistle blower (hwĭsʹəl blō ər, wĭsʹ ) 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 … Universalium
whistleblower — whist|le|blo|wer sb., en, e, ne (medarbejder der informerer om ulovlige forhold i fx en organisation), i sms. whistleblower , fx whistleblowerordning … Dansk ordbog
whistleblower — noun 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… … Useful english dictionary
Whistleblower Week in Washington — is the name given to a series of events in Washington, D.C. meant to raise awareness about whistleblowing. The first Whistleblower Week took place in Washington, D.C. from May 13 19, 2007 and was sponsored by a loose coalition of whistleblower… … Wikipedia
Whistleblower (magazine) — Whistleblower, formerly WorldNet , is the monthly news magazine companion of WorldNetDaily. Every month features a different topic or event in the news, with articles from the website (sometimes in edited or expanded form) as well as original… … Wikipedia
whistleblower acts — n. Federal and state laws that prevent employers from retaliating against employees who report wrongdoing in the workplace. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
