inspector general

noun

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

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Back then, according to the county’s inspector general, the fleet included two SUVs and three Ford Fusions. —

Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026 While Jimenez suggested the change would pose a conflict, given the inspector general sometimes conducts investigations of commissioners, Gilbert noted that county law already gives commissioners significant power over Jimenez’s office. —

Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026 Hepburn referred the matter to the inspector general’s office. —

Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026 Orrick lauded Lee, who took office last May, for her decision to install the city’s former inspector general, Michelle Phillips, as an official in the department’s top ranks. —

Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026 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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