"The Human Rights Watch director also argued that the United States should welcome a visit by U.N. MONITORS to the detention centers at Guantanamo and any place where Sept. 11 terror attack suspects are held.
(Washington Times - March 18th, 2002)
Did you know?
Did you know?
You certainly know that a monitor is a computer screen, but another important meaning concerns the function of checking or controlling people or processes.
You can use "monitor" as either a noun, to describe a person's function as in "Government monitors were present at all polling stations."
or, as a verb, to describe an action as in "Monitor your English every day and see how quickly you'll improve"!