consumer watchdog — UK US noun [C] ► SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY an official organization that works to protect the rights and interests of people who buy things or use services: »A consumer watchdog warned today that hundreds of thousands of people have been conned by… … Financial and business terms
Consumer Watchdog — This article is about the consumer advocacy organization based in the United States. For the Botswanan organization of the same name, see Consumer Watchdog (Botswana). For other uses, see Consumer watchdog (disambiguation). Consumer Watchdog… … Wikipedia
Consumer Watchdog (Botswana) — President Festus Mogae at the 2007 Consumer Watchdog Party Consumer Watchdog is a division of Business Enterprise Solutions Botswana (Pty) Ltd,[1] a privately owned company registered in Botswana and based in Gaborone. With newspaper columns in… … Wikipedia
watchdog — watch‧dog [ˈwɒtʆdɒg ǁ ˈwɑːtʆdɒːg, ˈwɒːtʆ ] noun [countable] LAW ORGANIZATIONS an independent organization responsible for making sure that companies in a particular industry or business do not do anything illegal: • France s stock market watchdog … Financial and business terms
Consumer organization — Consumer organizations are advocacy groups that seek to protect people from corporate abuse like unsafe products, predatory lending, false advertising, astroturfing and pollution. Consumer organizations may operate via protests, campaigning or… … Wikipedia
Consumer activism — is activism undertaken on behalf of consumers, to assert consumer rights. Contents 1 Objectives and tactics 2 Periods of Consumer Movements 3 Conceptions of Consumer movement … Wikipedia
Watchdog — A watchdog is a dog who provides protection by watching for or guarding against intruders. ;In computing * Watchdog timer, a device in computer systems * Event Log Watchdog, a freeware software program * Watchdog Event Log, created by Windows… … Wikipedia
watchdog — watch|dog [ˈwɔtʃdɔg US ˈwa:tʃdo:g, ˈwo:tʃ ] n 1.) a person or group of people whose job is to protect the rights of people who buy things and to make sure companies do not do anything illegal or harmful ▪ a consumer watchdog 2.) old fashioned a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
watchdog — noun (C) 1 a committee or person whose job is to make sure that companies do not do anything illegal or harmful: a consumer watchdog 2 a dog used for guarding property … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
watchdog — noun 1) they use watchdogs to ward off trespassers Syn: guard dog 2) a consumer watchdog Syn: ombudsman, monitor, scrutineer, inspector, supervisor; custodian, guardian, protector … Thesaurus of popular words
