inspectorate

[ in-spek-ter-it ]

noun

1. the office or function of an inspector.
2. a body of inspectors.
3. a district under an inspector.

inspectorate

/ ɪnˈspɛktərɪt /

noun

1. the office, rank, or duties of an inspector
2. a body of inspectors
3. a district under an inspector

Word History and Origins

Origin of inspectorate¹

First recorded in 1755–65; inspector + -ate ³

Example Sentences

Checks conducted this year by the Labor Inspectorate found that roughly three in 10 Greeks who are working are uninsured.

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The cleavage in policy between the inspectorate and the president did not at first manifest itself.

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Some boards of guardians—often on the suggestion of the inspectorate—promptly made use of their new powers.

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We see all this reflected in the advice and criticisms pressed by the inspectorate on the boards of guardians.

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In recent years, we see the inspectorate urging that even children of tender years ought not to live in the workhouse.

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The task of superintending the enforcement of prohibition will in the main be assigned to the Industrial Inspectorate.

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