inspectorate
noun
in·spec·tor·ate
in-ˈspek-t(ə-)rət 
1
: the office, position, work, or district of an inspector
2
: a body of inspectors
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Slovenia began preemptively withdrawing all HiPP products from shelves of Spar and other supermarkets, its health inspectorate said.
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20 Apr. 2026
Such conditions compromised workers’ safety, health and dignity, the labor inspectorate said in the case.
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Holly Ellyatt,charlotte Reed,
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31 Dec. 2025
Experts from the Ukrainian State Association Radon, or Radon Association, reported the attack by phone after seeing it via security video, the inspectorate said.
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The initial four-man inspectorate founded to enforce limits on child factory labor was tiny, but its precedent was enormous.
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6 Apr. 2020
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ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
Such conditions compromised workers’ safety, health and dignity, the labor inspectorate said in the case.
—
Holly Ellyatt,charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
Experts from the Ukrainian State Association Radon, or Radon Association, reported the attack by phone after seeing it via security video, the inspectorate said.
—
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2022
The initial four-man inspectorate founded to enforce limits on child factory labor was tiny, but its precedent was enormous.
—
Nicholas Wright,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Apr. 2020
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“Inspectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspectorate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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