- government watchdog organization
- government watchdog organization UK US noun [C] US GOVERNMENT► GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG(Cf. ↑government watchdog)
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government watchdog — UK US noun [C] GOVERNMENT ► UK a government organization that makes certain that companies in a particular industry are obeying the law: »The energy company is likely to be prosecuted after an investigation being carried out by the government… … Financial and business terms
watchdog — UK [ˈwɒtʃˌdɒɡ] / US [ˈwɑtʃˌdɔɡ] noun [countable] Word forms watchdog : singular watchdog plural watchdogs 1) a person or organization that works to stop people from doing illegal things in a particular area of business or society a… … English dictionary
watchdog — watch|dog [ watʃ,dɔg ] noun count 1. ) a person or organization that works to stop people from doing illegal things in a particular area of business or society: a consumer/congressional/government watchdog watchdog agency/body/group: a watchdog… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
watchdog — watch‧dog [ˈwɒtʆdɒg ǁ ˈwɑːtʆdɒːg, ˈwɒːtʆ ] noun [countable] LAW ORGANIZATIONS an independent organization responsible for making sure that companies in a particular industry or business do not do anything illegal: • France s stock market watchdog … Financial and business terms
watchdog — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ consumer ▪ environmental, financial, health (BrE), industry, media (esp. AmE), nuclear, safety ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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