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inspectors general

inspectors general is the plural of inspector general.

Meaning of inspector general

Noun

inspector general (plural inspectors 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.2025 February 11, Jennifer Hansler, “USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency”, in CNN

Questions about inspectors general

What is inspectors general the plural of?
Inspectors general is the plural of inspector general.

Words near inspectors general in the dictionary

  1. inspectoral
  2. inspectorate
  3. inspectorates
  4. inspectorial
  5. inspectors
  6. inspectors general
  7. inspectorship
  8. inspectorships
  9. inspectoscope
  10. inspectoscopes
  11. inspectour

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