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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a watchdog" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that monitors or oversees a situation to ensure compliance or prevent wrongdoing.
Example: "The organization acts as a watchdog to ensure that government actions are transparent and accountable."
Alternatives: "in a monitoring role" or "as a guardian".
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"I go as a watchdog".
"You have to have government as a watchdog over excessive risks and abuses".
Lowenstein also suggests that ratings firms serve as a "watchdog over the mortgage industry".
The party plans to set up an Office of Budget Responsibility to act as a watchdog with teeth.
The Sun's publisher, News UK, is desperate for the new press regulator to be regarded as a watchdog with teeth.
Legislation is in force against wage and job discrimination, with the Ontario Human Rights Commission acting as a watchdog.
"The EU has hit home and is here to stay as a watchdog of budgets, labour markets, pensions etc.
He insists Otpor must persevere, not to have power itself, but "to act as a watchdog of all powers".
But too often, good people are harmed when serving as a watchdog is not an editor's top priority.
"The ISC not only lacks independence – it has also sadly been proven to be completely hopeless as a watchdog.
Promoting Castillo was one of those decisions that was so inexplicable that it had to make hidden sense, like using a goose as a watchdog.
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