watchdog
noun [C] (ORGANIZATION) /ˈwɒtʃ.dɒɡ/
/ˈwɑːtʃ.dɑːɡ/ Definition
› 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.Societies, clubs and organizations
(Definition of watchdog noun (ORGANIZATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arm noun (OF ORGANIZATION)
- Assn noun
- Assoc.
- association noun (GROUP)
- commission noun (GROUP)
- committee noun
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