watchdognoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɒtʃ.dɒɡ/us/ˈwɑːtʃ.dɑːɡ/watchdog noun [ C ] (ORGANIZATION)
a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies obey particular standards and do not act illegally:
The Countryside Commission was set up as the government's official watchdog on conservation.
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- fellowship
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- society
- the lower orders idiom
- the old guard
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watchdog noun [ C ] (DOG)
US a guard dog
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Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- mastiff
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- spaniel
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
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