Watchdog

Definition

watchdog /'wɒtʃdɒg; US -dↄ:g/ n (က) အေစာင့္ေခြး။ (ခ) (အမ်ားျပည္သူအက်ဳိးစီးပြားကာကြယ္ရန္) ေစာင့္ၾကည့္ေလ့လာ ေသာ ပုဂၢိဳလ္၊ အဖြဲ႕အစည္း။ a consumer watchdog ❍ the government's pollution watchdog, the National Rivers Authority.

Examples

1. ‘An excellent companion
2. schipperkes are ideal playmates for children and keen watchdogs for the family home.’
3. ‘Just as a watchdog guards a home
4. so the agency should be vigilant against fraudulent or dangerous products.’
5. ‘It is likely that large dogs were first introduced into this region as watchdogs and companions for the monks during the long winter months when the hospice was fairly isolated.’
6. ‘Dogs are prized for hunting purpose
7. and as watchdogs and as pets
8. and
9. further
10. many dogs have actual commercial and market value.’
11. ‘The Daily also reported that there were about 50
12. 000 dogs in Lhasa - some kept as watchdogs or pets and others for religious reasons.’
13. ‘Some policies even consider the dog's lifestyle; for instance
14. whether your dog is purely a pet or a watchdog
15. too.’
16. ‘Ideal as a watchdog
17. this dog will neither be aggressive nor cringe with fear on accosting a stranger.’
18. ‘At last the farm is established as a going concern
19. but the animals are surprised to find that - except for the pigs and their protectors
20. the watchdogs - life is exactly as hard and painful as it always had been.’
21. ‘In the same vein
22. having fur and teeth and canine DNA doesn't necessarily make your dog a reliable watchdog.’
23. ‘Other birds such as the duck go in the daytime but return at night for shelter and safety
24. provided by our deerhound Lucky - a great watchdog and hunter.’
25. ‘The Gauls tried to climb the Capitol at night
26. eluding the watchdogs and the Roman guard
27. but the flock of geese sacred to Juno spotted them and roused the Romans in time.’
28. ‘The Scottie makes a fine watchdog and is completely loyal and loving.’
29. ‘There are consumer watchdog groups gaining in strength
30. and there's also the role of the popular media.’
31. ‘The watchdog's practice of warning nurseries of the month that they would be inspected was also highlighted.’
32. ‘Postal deliveries are so slow in December there is no point using first class stamps
33. a consumer watchdog warns.’
34. ‘The Government's financial watchdog has not accepted the department's accounts for the past 15 years.’
35. ‘To others it's an essential watchdog needed to prevent discriminatory practices in the workplace.’
36. ‘The nuclear watchdog that was there did not see it.’
37. ‘And he accused the watchdog of being slow to react and of holding back essential research.’
38. ‘He also pledged to be a watchdog for the council's spending habits.’