inspectorate

[ in-spek-ter-it ]

/ ɪnˈspɛk tər ɪt /

the office or function of an inspector.

a body of inspectors.

a district under an inspector.

Origin of inspectorate

First recorded in 1755–65; inspector + -ate³

The cleavage in policy between the inspectorate and the president did not at first manifest itself.

English Poor Law Policy |Sidney Webb
In recent years, we see the inspectorate urging that even children of tender years ought not to live in the workhouse.

English Poor Law Policy |Sidney Webb
We see all this reflected in the advice and criticisms pressed by the inspectorate on the boards of guardians.

English Poor Law Policy |Sidney Webb
Some boards of guardians—often on the suggestion of the inspectorate—promptly made use of their new powers.

English Poor Law Policy |Sidney Webb

The complaints of the Medical Officers of Health were frequent and insistent on the inadequacy of the inspectorate.

The Sanitary Evolution of London |Henry Lorenzo Jephson

inspectorate

/ (ɪnˈspɛktərɪt) /

the office, rank, or duties of an inspector

a body of inspectors

a district under an inspector