watchdog

Study(3)

/ˈwɑːt͡ʃˌdɑːɡ/

noun 3verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

consumer | financial, health, industry, pollution, safety | government, independent, official

VERB + WATCHDOG

act as, be

WATCHDOG + NOUN

body, group, organization | role

PREP

~ for

Environmental groups act as watchdogs for air quality in industrial cities.

~ on

An independent watchdog on food safety inspects restaurants every month.

~ over

The environmental group serves as a watchdog over pollution levels in our city.

Definitions

noun

A guard dog.

An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethicall

Governments must "outline how they will reassure passengers that it will be as safe as possible to travel by public transport", according to industry watchdogs Transport Focus and London TravelWatch.

The UK’s data watchdog is seeking clarification from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta about parental controls on its popular virtual reality headset, as campaigners warned that it could breach an online children’s safety code.

Ellipsis of watchdog timer.

verb

To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.

To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Governments must "outline how they will reassure passengers that it will be as safe as possible to travel by public transport", according to industry watchdogs Transport Focus and London TravelWatch.

Wiktionary

My watchdog is alert to the slightest sound and movement.

Tatoeba · #65514

We need a watchdog.

Tatoeba · #2647831

Tom threw a piece of meat to the watchdog.

Tatoeba · #3733996

Maybe we need to get a watchdog.

Tatoeba · #3818685

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, watchdog is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

Your note

not saved

0 chars