watchdog
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
watchdog (plural watchdogs)
- a guard dog
- a person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity.
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dog — see guard dog
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Verb[edit]
watchdog (third-person singular simple present watchdogs, present participle watchdogging, simple past and past participle watchdogged)
- To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.