inspector general

noun

Updated on: 25 Apr 2018

Definition of inspector general

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

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Recent Examples of inspector general from the Web

McCabe’s counsel, Michael Bromwich, a former Justice Department inspector general, said in a statement.

— brooke singman, Fox News, "McCabe's fate rests with Trump-appointed prosecutor," 20 Apr. 2018
Representatives for the inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz, and the U.S. attorney's office declined to comment.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Fired FBI deputy director’s case sent to prosecutors," 20 Apr. 2018
The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, was nominated to the post in 2011 by Democratic President Barack Obama.

— aruna viswanatha and del quentin wilber, WSJ, "McCabe Findings Sent to Prosecutors Weighing Criminal Charges," 19 Apr. 2018
In two-thirds of the 67 residency-fraud investigations [the inspector general] examined, the superintendent’s office settled its cases for ‘much less than the full tuition due’ and was unable to provide auditors with records of its investigations.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: New coalition aims to improve Democratic messaging against Trump," 18 Apr. 2018
An audit released by the city's inspector general last year found that between 2007 and 2015, 57 of Chicago's 77 community areas had created no new units of affordable housing.

— maya dukmasova, Chicago Reader, "News / Housing Aldermen's absolute veto power over ward projects gets unlikely court challenge," 16 Apr. 2018
The report, written by the inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz, was delivered to Congress on Friday.

— adam goldman, BostonGlobe.com, "Report says former FBI deputy director misled investigators," 13 Apr. 2018
Complaints to the inspector general are exempt from public disclosure.

— david a. lieb, The Christian Science Monitor, "Most US legislatures keep no public sexual harassment records," 11 Apr. 2018
Employees complained about Carwile’s behavior to Justice Department officials, the inspector general, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at least 12 times, yet some allegations went unaddressed for years, reports the NYT‘s Katie Benner.

— kristen bellstrom, Fortune, "Kevin Carwile, Laura Ingraham, Justice Department: Broadsheet April 2," 2 Apr. 2018

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