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watchdog definition

watch·dog (-dôg′)

noun

  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.

transitive verb

to act as a watchdog over

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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