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inspectorates

inspectorates is the plural of inspectorate.

Meaning of inspectorate

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
  2. The office of an inspector.
  3. The jurisdiction of an inspector.

Questions about inspectorates

What is inspectorates the plural of?
Inspectorates is the plural of inspectorate.

Words near inspectorates in the dictionary

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

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