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• government watchdog organization — UK US noun [C] US GOVERNMENT ► GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG(Cf. ↑government watchdog) …   Financial and business terms

• 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

• 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

• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe — OSCE redirects here. For other uses, see OSCE (disambiguation). Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe (OSCE) …   Wikipedia

• watchdog — 1. noun a) a guard dog b) a person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity. 2. verb a) To perform a function analogous to a watchdog. b) To… …   Wiktionary

• watchdog — [ˈwɒtʃˌdɒg] noun [C] 1) a person or organization whose job is to make sure that companies that provide a particular type of service or product do not break the law or do anything harmful the water industry watchdog[/ex] 2) a dog that is used for… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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

• Consumer Watchdog — This article is about the consumer advocacy organization based in the United States. For the Botswanan organization of the same name, see Consumer Watchdog (Botswana). For other uses, see Consumer watchdog (disambiguation). Consumer Watchdog… …   Wikipedia

• Consumer watchdog — A consumer watchdog is an individual or organization that supports consumer rights; the term may refer to: Consumer organization Watchdog journalism Consumer Watchdog (Botswana), a private consumer rights advocacy group in Botswana Consumer… …   Wikipedia