watchdog
5 definitions
• 6 examples
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a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies obey particular standards and do not act illegally:
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a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies or other organizations maintain standards and do not act illegally:
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a watchdog agency/organization
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an official organization that is responsible for checking that companies obey particular rules and laws so that the standard of the products or services they provide is acceptable:
Examples:
government/independent/official watchdog The government created an independent watchdog to monitor the rising overseas aid budget.
a competition/market watchdog