Inspector general

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a military officer responsible for investigations wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
auditor

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"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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