Meanings
nouninspector general (plural inspectors general)
plural inspectors general · alternative inspector-general
- 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
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 監察長 /监察长, 监察长
- 監察長 /监察长 (jiāncházhǎng)official
- 监察长 (jiāncházhǎng)official
Finnish ylitarkastaja, päätarkastaja
- ylitarkastajaofficial
- päätarkastajaofficial
French inspecteur général
- inspecteur généralofficial
German Inspizient, Inspizientin
- Inspizientofficial
- Inspizientinofficial
Hindi महानिरीक्षक
- महानिरीक्षक (mahānirīkṣak)official
Indonesian inspektur jenderal
- inspektur jenderalofficial
Polish inspektor generalny
- inspektor generalnyofficial
Cite this entry
APA
inspector general. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspector%20general
MLA
“inspector general.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspector%20general. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inspector general,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspector%20general.
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