inspectorate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organized group of inspectors.
  2. The office of an inspector.
  3. The jurisdiction of an inspector.

Word forms

inspectorate inspectorates

Etymology

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

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