inspector general
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6.0
- noun
- /ɪnˈspɛktər ˈdʒɛnərəl/
- Formal
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inspector general
- In 2005, SA Grundy received the annual Inspector General's award for his investigative efforts.
- Office of the Inspector General
- Inspector General's report
- Deputy Inspector General
You're subverting law by canceling inspectors general and that is illegal.
- You're subverting law by canceling inspectors general and that is illegal.
- So then he goes to the Pentagon Inspector General, because NSA is ADOD agency.
- It's Intelligence Community Inspector General process that David Grush went through.
- But from my perspective, the auditor called Inspector General of the fund, found fraud.
- And I was after the, I wrote that at the school then was assigned as a Department of Army Inspector General.
Examples
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I want to make a protest with the inspector general.
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I'll tell you just what I told the inspector general.
Fiction book (1995) -
You got a right to take your case to the inspector general.
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Gentlemen, the Inspector General is here.
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When he promoted me to Inspector General, I was happy.
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As Inspector General, you are not authorized to leave the country.
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On October 24, the Office of Inspector General for HHS released its work plan for 2013.
Blog text (15) -
Five days later, Holder asked the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate.
Blog text (29) -
But Gregory Friedman, the inspector general for the Department of Energy, did not say that.
Blog text (26) -
The inspector general initiated a thorough investigation into the allegations of misconduct.
Synonyms
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7.8
An independent person who looks into complaints about unfair treatment and helps solve problems in government or organizations
How Senior
- Formal
97
6.0
- UK
285
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositional: 'inspector' (one who inspects) combined with 'general' in the sense of 'overall' or 'high‑ranking' yields a senior or broad‑remit inspector. This meaning follows a transparent modifier + head logic found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent senses can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Inspector general comes from old armies where one officer walked through units to look for problems. The inspector was the person who looked closely and the word general meant 'the whole', so this officer checked the whole force for faults. That's why today an inspector general is a senior official who checks rules and leads investigations.