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
Examples of inspectorate in a Sentence
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The move came after an audit by the ministry of culture’s general inspectorate of cultural affairs highlighted a debt of 3.8 million euros in the association’s financial results for 2023, including an annual deficit of 650,000 euros and unpaid supplier invoices to the tune of 2.7 million euros.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
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
This comes after a recent audit by the French ministry of culture’s general inspectorate of cultural affairs highlighted a debt of 3.8 million euros in the association’s financial results for 2023.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
The convention’s inspectorate in The Hague, called the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), will carry out the bulk of the work.
—Amy E. Smithson, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2013
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 inspectorate said its conclusions came after reviewing hundreds of pieces of evidence, including both body camera footage from officers at the vigil and other footage of the event, and conducting interviews with the police, vigil organizers and politicians.
—New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
The inspectorate said its conclusions came after reviewing hundreds of pieces of evidence, including both body camera footage from officers at the vigil and other footage of the event, and conducting interviews with police, vigil organizers, and politicians.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2021
Investigators also accused the head of Kyiv’s tax inspectorate of embezzling millions of dollars and leading a highflying life inconsistent with her official income level.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
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
This comes after a recent audit by the French ministry of culture’s general inspectorate of cultural affairs highlighted a debt of 3.8 million euros in the association’s financial results for 2023.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
The convention’s inspectorate in The Hague, called the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), will carry out the bulk of the work.
—Amy E. Smithson, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2013
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 inspectorate said its conclusions came after reviewing hundreds of pieces of evidence, including both body camera footage from officers at the vigil and other footage of the event, and conducting interviews with the police, vigil organizers and politicians.
—New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
The inspectorate said its conclusions came after reviewing hundreds of pieces of evidence, including both body camera footage from officers at the vigil and other footage of the event, and conducting interviews with police, vigil organizers, and politicians.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2021
Investigators also accused the head of Kyiv’s tax inspectorate of embezzling millions of dollars and leading a highflying life inconsistent with her official income level.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
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“Inspectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspectorate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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