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inspectorship

inspectorship

7.7
The official job of a person who checks places or work to see if people follow rules
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈspɛkʃənˌʃɪp/
  • Formal
translation icon : inspectoría
  • After years of diligent work, she attained the inspectorship in the regulatory agency.

Examples

  • He was appointed to the inspectorship of factories in the northern region.

  • Several candidates are competing for the vacant inspectorship position.

  • The inspectorship is a prestigious role in the government.

  • She has held the inspectorship for over five years.

  • After years of diligent work, she attained the inspectorship in the regulatory agency.

  • He was appointed to the inspectorship of factories in the northern region.

  • Several candidates are competing for the vacant inspectorship position.

How Senior

inspector general
  • Formal
97 6.0
inspectorship
  • Formal
7.7

Surface Forms

inspectorship singular
inspectorships plural

Morphology

inspectorship = inspector (transparent) = inspect + or + ship

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ship' to 'inspector', yielding the meaning 'office or rank of an inspector'.

Etymology

Inspectorship comes from the parts in- and spect, which mean 'into' and 'to look'. You can see the same spect in the word spectacle, a thing to 'look' at. So an inspector 'looks into' places or problems, and an inspectorship is the official job or rank of the person who does those inspections.