WATCHDOG


Meaning of WATCHDOG in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ consumer

▪ environmental , financial , health ( BrE ), industry , media ( esp. AmE ), nuclear , safety

▪ privacy ( esp. AmE )

▪ government , independent , official , public

VERB + WATCHDOG

▪ act as , be

WATCHDOG + NOUN

▪ agency , body , group , organization

▪ function , role

▪ site , website

▪ journalism ( AmE )

reporters who do the real work of ~ journalism

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

an independent ~ for civil rights

▪ ~ of

an unofficial ~ of pesticide use

▪ ~ on

the government's official ~ on nature conservation

▪ ~ over

The committee acts as an independent ~ over government spending.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .