inspector general

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inspector general

noun inspectors general · inspector-general

  1. A senior official responsible for inspecting conformance to the standards in a civil or military organization. Martin had served as inspector general since December 2023. While President Donald Trump fired inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies during his first week in office, the USAID watchdog had remained in place.

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noun official

中文監察長 /监察长 jiāncházhǎng, 监察长 jiāncházhǎng
हिन्दीमहानिरीक्षक mahānirīkṣak
Françaisinspecteur général
DeutschInspizient, Inspizientin

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@misc{inspector_general_2026,
  title = {inspector general},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inspector%20general},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}