whistle-blower

English - Turkish

Definition of whistle-blower in English Turkish dictionary

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whistleblower

İspiyoncu, köstebek

whistleblower

oyunbozan

whistleblower

(Politika, Siyaset) muhbir

whistle blower

Yanlış, yasadışı bir olayı yada hadiseyi suyüzüne çıkartan kişi

whistle-blowers

ıslık-üfleyiciler

whistle-blowing

Gammazlama

English - English

Definition of whistle-blower in English English dictionary

One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.''

We owe it to a small group of brave whistle-blowers that we know about the infractions at all.

A person who takes a concern (such as a concern about safety, financial fraud, or mistreatment (of research animals) outside of the organization in which the abuse or suspected abuse is occurring and with which the whistle-blower is affiliated Not all whistle-blowing is equally adversarial to the affected organization, even though it is at least an embarrassment for an organization to be exposed as one that cannot correct its own problems There are many regulatory agencies such as OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Organization) that exist to perform oversight and to which whistle-blowers can go anonymously Going to those charged with oversight, such as regulatory agencies, is usually seen as much less adversarial than, say, going to the media Some people have used the term "whistler-blower" for those who raise an issue within their organization, but the more general term for a person who raises an issue inside or outside an organization is "complainant "

A whistle-blower is someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing something immoral or illegal and tells the authorities or the public about it. He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS. someone who tells people in authority or the public about dishonest or illegal practices at the place where they work

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"

An individual who calls attention to an unethical, illegal, and/or socially irresponsible practice on the part of a business or other organization

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whistleblower

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"; (synonym) whistle blower, whistle-blower

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

whistle blower

one who reveals a wrongdoing or informs authorities about a misconduct, one who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person, informer

whistle-blowing

Whistle-blowing is the act of telling the authorities or the public that the organization you are working for is doing something immoral or illegal. It took internal whistle-blowing and investigative journalism to uncover the rot

whistleblower

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

(alternate spelling: whistle-blower) one who reports illegal or unethical behavior; an employee who reports employer illegality to a governmental or law enforcement agency 3

whistleblower

An employee who speaks out on perceived violations of law and regulations or on instances of gross mismanagement, waste or abuse by a member of their management team Top

whistleblower

{i} one who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person, informer

whistleblower

One who reveals suspected wrongdoing to the public, the government or to those in positions of authority

whistleblower

a person who informs the government of fraudulent action by a company or corporation that is working under contract with a government agency

Etymology

() Probably an allusion to a police officer blowing his or her whistle on observing a violation of the law.