Watchdog

Definitions

1. A guard dog.
2. 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 unethically.
   figuratively
3. Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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