inspectorate

[ in-spek-ter-it ]

/ ɪnˈspɛk tər ɪt /

noun

the office or function of an inspector.

a body of inspectors.

a district under an inspector.

Nearby words

Origin of inspectorate

First recorded in 1755–65; inspector + -ate³

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Examples from the Web for inspectorate

The cleavage in policy between the inspectorate and the president did not at first manifest itself.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
In recent years, we see the inspectorate urging that even children of tender years ought not to live in the workhouse.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
We see all this reflected in the advice and criticisms pressed by the inspectorate on the boards of guardians.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
Some boards of guardians—often on the suggestion of the inspectorate—promptly made use of their new powers.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb

The complaints of the Medical Officers of Health were frequent and insistent on the inadequacy of the inspectorate.
The Sanitary Evolution of London|Henry Lorenzo Jephson

British Dictionary definitions for inspectorate

inspectorate

/ (ɪnˈspɛktərɪt) /

noun

the office, rank, or duties of an inspector

a body of inspectors

a district under an inspector

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