inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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Future Chicago inspectors general — including the pick Johnson will now have to make — will be limited to two four-year terms.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
All government agencies have problems with fraud, waste and abuse, says Paul Martin, the former USAID inspector general.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 16 July 2025
Powell has asked the central bank’s inspector general to conduct an additional review of the ongoing renovation, CNN previously reported.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
All told, Operation Gold Rush shows inspectors general are on the frontlines of the fight against fraud to stay ahead of sophisticated international crime rings stealing our tax dollars.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
All government agencies have problems with fraud, waste and abuse, says Paul Martin, the former USAID inspector general.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 16 July 2025
Powell has asked the central bank’s inspector general to conduct an additional review of the ongoing renovation, CNN previously reported.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
All told, Operation Gold Rush shows inspectors general are on the frontlines of the fight against fraud to stay ahead of sophisticated international crime rings stealing our tax dollars.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for inspector general
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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