inspectional
- adjective
- /ɪnˈspɛkʃənl/
- Formal
- The inspectional protocols require that every facility is checked for compliance with regulations.
- Inspectional Services
Examples
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Impeded communication, which would be associated with autocratic administration and inspectional supervision, was also related to the development of low morale.
Academic text (1992) -
The team used an inspectional method to ensure the quality of the products before shipping.
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Traditionally, government food safety programs have used, as the basis for their work, an inspectional or code-based approach.
Academic text (2004) -
Yet, the very term "bulk order" suggests how the Canadian inspectional officers viewed the Italians as commodities.
Academic text (1991) -
34 The permit was denied, however, because the Inspectional Services Department determined, in part, that the asphalt plant was not an appropriate use for the area.
Academic text (1994) -
While Dawson suggested that such men might have been misled by inspectional officials who "might have gotten a little bit enthusiastic about employment opportunities... other than on the farm," his colleagues were not as generous.
Academic text (1991) -
Before the event, an inspectional review of the venue was conducted to confirm safety standards.
Synonyms
The right of officials to inspect an organization and its work
Surface Forms
Morphology
inspectional = inspection (transparent) = inspect + ion + al
The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'inspection' with the suffix '-al', and its meaning closely matches 'relating to inspection'.
Etymology
The word inspectional comes from inspect, which is made of in- 'into' and spect 'to look', a root you also see in spectator. So, inspectional means 'relating to checking or examining'.