inspector general

noun

: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)

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The investigators from the Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department’s inspector general’s office and other law enforcement agencies descended on the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement to The Associated Press. —

Michael Balsamo, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024 And then there’s the looming question of whether the board should use a new state law to appoint an inspector general to oversee the sheriff, David Livingston, who is separately elected. —

East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 Other council members support the inspector general's role but are open to potential reforms. —

Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 The inspector general is an independent unit of the USDA charged with uncovering problems at the agency. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inspector general

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inspector general was in 1702

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