inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər 
1
: a person employed to inspect something
2
a
: a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
b
: a person appointed to oversee a polling place
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She is tasked with an investigation of the brutal rape and murder of a young girl, and taken under the wing of an older female inspector (Sunita Rajwar) who draws her into brutality and corruption.
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
Building inspector Randy Farrell is accused in a federal indictment of giving a public official Saints tickets, a new phone and an $831 steakhouse dinner as part of his efforts to get a city employee fired.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Quality inspection procedures -- and FAA review of those procedures -- also raised questions as to the qualifications and independence of inspectors, the memo said.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
To find the best hotels in London, our incognito inspectors posed as ordinary guests and stayed multiple nights at each property.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
Building inspector Randy Farrell is accused in a federal indictment of giving a public official Saints tickets, a new phone and an $831 steakhouse dinner as part of his efforts to get a city employee fired.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Quality inspection procedures -- and FAA review of those procedures -- also raised questions as to the qualifications and independence of inspectors, the memo said.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
To find the best hotels in London, our incognito inspectors posed as ordinary guests and stayed multiple nights at each property.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər
1
: a person who makes inspections
meat inspector
2
: a police officer ranking just below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
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