watchdogging
Keeping careful guard
Watchdogging is acting as a watchdog—monitoring someone or something for misconduct, abuse, or deviation from standards.
The term usually describes oversight activities by journalists, activists, or organizations scrutinizing powerful institutions: The group has been watchdogging the agency's spending for years.
It implies vigilant, ongoing surveillance rather than a single investigation.
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- transparencyState of being see-through
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
audit · scrutiny · enforcement · regulation · standards · responsibility · governance · ombudsman
Ongoing observation of something
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- trackingMonitoring location over time
scrutiny · inspection · patrol · reconnaissance · detection · awareness · attentiveness · lookout
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- transparencyState of being see-through
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
compliance · audit · scrutiny · enforcement · regulation · standards · responsibility · governance · ombudsman · integrity
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- observationAttentive watching or remark
tracking · scrutiny · inspection · patrol · reconnaissance · detection · awareness · attentiveness · lookout · scanning
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
advocate · champion · custodian · steward · keeper · watchman · sentinel · preserver · conservator · patron
watchdoggingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · overlooking · disregarding · turning a blind eye · looking the other way
watchdoggingenabling
Making something feasible
covering up · whitewashing · rubber-stamping · colluding · complicity
watch, watching, watched, watchful, watcher, watchdog, watches, stopwatch, overwatch