watchdog
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
watchdog
- /ˈwɑːt͡ʃˌdɑːɡ/ US
- /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌdɒɡ/ UK
noun watchdogs
- A guard dog.
- 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. 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.
- Ellipsis of watchdog timer
verb watchdogs · watchdogging · watchdogged
- To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
- To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: guard dog, bloodhound, eyed, babysitter, psa, watch, body, regulator, watchman, gatekeeper, janitor, doorman, energy, warder, warden, guard
Translations
Every language
noun individual or group that monitors
| 日本語 | 監視委員会 kanshi iinkai, 監視者 kanshisha, 監視人 kanshinin |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 監視人 /监视人 jiānshìrén, 監管機構 /监管机构 jiānguǎn jīgòu |
| Português | vigilância |
| Italiano | supervisore, comitato di controllo |
| Română | arbitru, organism de control |
| Русский | контролёр kontroljór |
Talk about this word "watchdog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/watchdog. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. watchdog. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/watchdog "watchdog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/watchdog.Cite this
@misc{watchdog_2026,
title = {watchdog},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watchdog},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
