inspector general
Britishnoun
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the head of an inspectorate or inspection system; an officer with wide investigative powers
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a staff officer of the military, air, or naval service with the responsibility of conducting inspections and investigations
Example Sentences
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“We’ve been having low-grade earthquakes here. And the question is whether a tsunami is going to hit us,” said Joe Ferguson, Chicago’s former inspector general and current president of the Civic Federation, a watchdog group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Hochman said Flores simply could have taken notes on the inappropriate comments and turned them in to superiors or the independent inspector general, which strikes me as either sweetly naive or disingenuous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Facing the real possibility of judicial sanctions, an inspector general investigation and disbarment, her office filed a 20-page motion to dismiss the indictment.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
HUD has launched an inspector general investigation of alleged misconduct at the agency and suspended it from procuring federal funds while the investigation is underway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
He also carried a military title, thus outranking Burr with his honorary designation as “General Hamilton,” based on his last appointment, that of inspector general of the New Army in 1799.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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