inspector general

noun

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

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Removal of this access will not impede the lawful work of the office of the inspector general. —

Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 The others are the city manager, attorney, secretary and the inspector general. —

Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026 The Labor Department inspector general's office has interviewed staff in connection with the investigation, which followed a complaint that Chavez-DeRemer was having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and abusing her office. —

Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026 Other checks on a president's power, such as federal inspectors general and agency appointees who previously were insulated from White House influence, have also been sidelined. —

Npr Staff, NPR, 23 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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