"whistleblowing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whistleblowings [plural]
Etymology: whistle + blowing Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whistle|blowing}} whistle + blowing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} whistleblowing (usually uncountable, plural whistleblowings)
  1. The disclosure to the public or to authorities, such as by an employee, of wrongdoing. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: whistleblower Translations (disclosure of wrongdoing): ilmiantaminen (Finnish), fløyteblåsing [feminine] (Norwegian), varsling [feminine] (Norwegian), bilgi uçurma (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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