inspector general

British  

noun

1. the head of an inspectorate or inspection system; an officer with wide investigative powers

2. a staff officer of the military, air, or naval service with the responsibility of conducting inspections and investigations

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Example Sentences

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, the agency’s internal watchdog, recently seized records and a computer from the office of Kara Voorhies, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Airlines have concentrated in a few dozen commercial airports for efficiency’s sake, said Mary Schiavo, an aviation attorney who previously served as the inspector general for the Transportation Department.

From The Wall Street Journal

About 1.8 million Medicare beneficiaries receive hospice care each year, and Medicare pays about $27.5 billion annually for this care, according to the HHS inspector general.

From MarketWatch

Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York as the acting U.S. attorney and first assistant, and was inspector general of New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

From MarketWatch

The department’s inspector general, Anthony D’Esposito, a former Long Island congressman, has been expanding his office’s probe into the allegations and already multiple top aides have stepped down.

From Salon