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whistleblower

noun as in informer

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The BBC World Service has spoken to chemical weapons experts, whistleblowers from Georgia's riot police, and doctors, and found the evidence points to the use of an agent that the French military named "camite".

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Some movies take inspiration from real-life whistleblower cases involving allegations of wrongdoing and unsafe working conditions.

I am also thankful for people like attorney Mark Zaid, who has represented whistleblowers on both sides of the political aisle in battling the federal government for the last 30 years.

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Messrs. Shapley and Ziegler accomplished all this by using whistleblower laws, by using Congress and the media to bravely expose the misconduct, complete with details and documents.

The whistleblower complaint, sent to the SEC in February, alleged that Dream Exchange had allowed some of its employees, who were Scientologists, to volunteer for the church on company time, the Journal reported.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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