Synonyms for watchdog
ˈwɒtʃˌdɔg, -ˌdɒgwatch·dog

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1. watchdognoun

   a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste

   "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"

   Synonyms:
   guard dog

2. watchdog, guard dognoun

   a dog trained to guard property

   Synonyms:
   guard dog

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1. • Defender
   • Working Dog

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1. List of paraphrases for "watchdog":

   guardian, monitoring, bloodhound, surveillance, oversight, vigilance

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How to use watchdog in a sentence?

1. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Independence of the media, freedom of the press, freedom of expression and the right of access to information are vital if the media are to be able to perform their watchdog function in a democratic society governed by the rule of law.

2. Mark Ricks:

   Unfortunately, rare cases like this tend to draw a negative light to all charities and make people a bit more withdrawn to donate. But fortunately there are a lot of watchdog groups out there.

3. Marek Belka:

   Anyway, (financial watchdog) KNF is going in that direction, when it forbids some banks from paying out dividends, thus strengthening (their) capital base and ability to cover losses, as a consequence, banks will have to save (in preparation) for worse times.

4. Rob Leathern:

   We’re greatly encouraged by trends and insights watchdog groups, publishers and academics have unearthed since the archive launched in May, we believe this deeper analysis will increase accountability for both Facebook and advertisers.

5. James Comer:

   The potential for abuse is very high, the EAC is supposed to be a watchdog, but it turns out it has been a bad actor, spending large sums of money with little transparency.