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  1. whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblowernoun

    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"

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    whistle-blower, whistle blower

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  1. List of paraphrases for "whistleblower":

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How to use whistleblower in a sentence?

  1. John Cohen:

    It does not necessarily prevent disclosure of the identity of the whistleblower, which may subject the individual to retaliation from others.

  2. Lloyd Austin:

    Diversity, equity and inclusion is important to this military and it will be important in the future, this is not about diversity, this is about a very specific kind of anti-American indoctrination that is seeping into some parts of our military based on the whistleblower complaints we have received.

  3. Adam Schiff:

    We are deeply concerned about Secretary Pompeo's effort now to potentially interfere with witnesses whose testimony is needed before our committee, many of whom are mentioned in the whistleblower complaint.

  4. Nancy Pelosi:

    Reports of a reliable whistleblower complaint regarding the president's communications with a foreign leader raise grave, urgent concerns for our national security, if the president has done what has been alleged, then he is stepping into a dangerous minefield with serious repercussions for his administration and our democracy.

  5. Lamar Alexander:

    Senate Intelligence is determining the facts in the Ukraine whistleblower matter, and I want to know the facts before I comment.


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