The word "watchdogs" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It can be used as a noun to refer to a person or an organization that monitors or guards someone or something. For example: "An advocacy group has been appointed by the government to act as watchdogs for the abuses of power in the military."
Turkmenistan is among the most corrupt and repressive countries on earth, according to watchdogs.
European watchdogs order Google to rewrite privacy policy or face legal action.
If the presence of a hidden bank account is established, Le Pen could face action for failing to make a full disclosure of his estate to financial watchdogs and possibly for tax fraud.
Or "branded", as in "Top doc branded 'useless' by watchdogs".
That followed a January 2014 finding by the Obama-appointed watchdogs at the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board that bulk phone records collection had not stopped terrorist attacks and had "limited value" in combatting terrorism more broadly.
The IMF suggests that as well as checking up on the safety of financial products to prevent customers being ripped off, watchdogs should look more closely at how they might affect market stability – forcing them to hold more liquid assets, and subjecting them to stress tests along the lines of those imposed on major banks, for example.
His newspaper dismisses such allegations as "absurd", as do international press freedom watchdogs and US president Barack Obama.
How likely is it that the competition watchdogs would recommend a truly radical reform, like ordering Lloyds to liberate Halifax?
The MDC and independent watchdogs alike claim it was rigged with brilliant subtlety and sophistication.
Some watchdogs have said more changes still need to be made, with one claiming many people were now opting to make claims for delayed services they had not travelled on to compensate for multiple, shorter delays.
Watchdogs from across Europe complained to the company, with the head of the UK's ICO saying that the new policy presented "serious questions" about compliance with the UK Data Protection Act.
