whistleblower
person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities
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Summary
whistleblower is an occupation[1]. whistleblower draws 8,306 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #103 of 676).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: role[3]
- Named after: whistle[4], information[5], complaint[6], bell-ringer[7]
- Subclass of: activist[8]
- Commons category: Whistleblowers[9]
- Field of this occupation: whistleblowing[10], civil disobedience[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Whistleblowers[12]
- Has characteristic: ethical attitude[13]
- Different from: signalman[14]
- Has list: list of whistleblowers[15]
- Female form of label: lanceuse d'alerte[16], Whistleblowerin[17], alertadora[18], klokkenluidster[19], інфарматарка[20], осведомительница[21], segnalatrice di illeciti[22], whistleblowerka[23], žvižgačka[24], pranešėja[25], avertizoare de integritate[26], كاشفة فساد[27]
- Male form of label: كاشف فساد[28], информатор[29], осведомитель[30], segnalatore di illeciti[31], lanceur d'alerte[32], pranešėjas[33], žvižgač[34], avertizor de integritate[35], Whistleblower[36], klokkenluider[37]
Why It Matters
whistleblower has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] whistleblower is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]