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inspectorate

inspectorate noun: an organized group of inspectors.

Noun

inspectorate (plural inspectorates)

  1. An organized group of inspectors.
    • What makes a great primary? Let's deal with this one straight away – it isn't what Ofsted says. All the inspectorate has cared about in the past few years is data progression in maths and literacy.2014 September 23, A teacher, “Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents”, in The Guardian
    • Once the next stage of funding is agreed, EWR Co will submit the DCO [Development Consent Order] application to the Planning Inspectorate, which will examine the proposals (during which time the public can comment on the application).2023 November 15, Chris Howe, “East West Rail and the Cambridge connection”, in RAIL, number 996, page 57
  2. The office of an inspector.
  3. The jurisdiction of an inspector.

inspectorate meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

inspectorate in Tamil

ஆய்வாளர் அலுவலகம், ஆய்நர்

inspectorate in Kannada

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣಾ ಕಚೇರಿ

Forms of inspectorate

pluralinspectorates

Plural of inspectorate: inspectorates

Origin of inspectorate

From inspector + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it).

Questions about inspectorate

What does inspectorate mean?
Inspectorate means an organized group of inspectors.
What is inspectorate in Tamil?
Inspectorate in Tamil is ஆய்வாளர் அலுவலகம், ஆய்நர். See Inspectorate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inspectorate?
Inspectorate is a noun.
What is the plural of inspectorate?
The plural of inspectorate is inspectorates.

Words near inspectorate in the dictionary

  1. inspector
  2. inspector general
  3. Inspector Knacker
  4. Inspector Knackers
  5. inspectoral
  6. inspectorate
  7. inspectorates
  8. inspectorial
  9. inspectors
  10. inspectors general
  11. inspectorship

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inspectorate (page history and authors); inspectorate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inspectorate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inspectorate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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