- watchdog watch·dog
- ['wɒtʃˌdɒɡ]
1. ncane m da guardia, fig sorvegliante m/f2. adjdi controllo
a government watchdog committee — un comitato statale di controllo
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watch|dog — «WOCH DG, DOG; WCH», noun, adjective, verb. dogged, dog|ging. –n. 1. a dog kept to guard property. 2. Figurative. a watchful guardian. –adj. 1. having to do with or characteristic of a watchdog. 2 … Useful english dictionary
watch·dog — /ˈwɑːʧˌdɑːg/ noun, pl dogs [count] 1 : a dog that is trained to guard a place : ↑guard dog 2 : a person or organization that makes sure that companies, governments, etc., are not doing anything illegal or wrong consumer/environmental watchdogs… … Useful english dictionary
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 — Watch dog (w[o^]ch d[o^]g ), n. A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 [[t]ˈwɒtʃˌdɔg, ˌdɒg[/t]] n. v. dogged, dog•ging 1) a dog kept to guard property 2) a watchful guardian: a watchdog of the public morals[/ex] 3) cvb to watch carefully, esp. so as to detect illegal or unethical conduct • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
watchdog — watch|dog [ˈwɔtʃdɔg US ˈwa:tʃdo:g, ˈwo:tʃ ] n 1.) a person or group of people whose job is to protect the rights of people who buy things and to make sure companies do not do anything illegal or harmful ▪ a consumer watchdog 2.) old fashioned a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
watchdog — /woch dawg , dog /, n., adj., v., watchdogged, watchdogging. n. 1. a dog kept to guard property. 2. a watchful guardian: a self appointed watchdog of the public morals. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a watchdog. 4. organized or… … Universalium
Watchdog — Der Begriff Watchdog (englisch; Wachhund, auch WDC für Watchdog Counter) wird verallgemeinert für eine Komponente eines Systems verwendet, die die Funktion anderer Komponenten überwacht. Wird dabei eine mögliche Fehlfunktion erkannt, so wird… … Deutsch Wikipedia
watchdog — c.1600, from WATCH (Cf. watch) (v.) + DOG (Cf. dog). Figurative sense is attested from 1845 … Etymology dictionary
watchdog — [wächdôg΄, wôchdôg΄] n. 1. a dog kept to guard property, as by barking 2. a person or group that keeps watch in order to prevent waste, unethical practices, etc. vt. to act as a watchdog over … English World dictionary
