inspector general

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

Example Sentences

They point to a report by the justice department's inspector general in 2018 in which Mr McCabe is said to have told investigators that Mr Comey authorised him to leak information to the press.

From BBC

Huntsman, the inspector general, said during a Probation Oversight Commission meeting Monday that his office expects to lose a third of its staff.

From Los Angeles Times

The policy “represents one of the most caustic, corrosive and chilling efforts to squelch the voice of this commission, the office of inspector general and the Sybil Brand Commission,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times

The office of the inspector general has examined issues with BLS data before.

From BBC

The inspector general’s office sent a letter on June 11 to the County Board of Supervisors raising concerns that officials have been blocked from scenes of shootings by deputies and deaths in county jails.

From Los Angeles Times