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whistleblower

'wɪsʌl,bloʊɝr

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noun
an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
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"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"

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informant source

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