noun
Meaning 1
An organized group of inspectors.
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Standard Lemma guide
inspectorate
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noun
Meaning 2
The office of an inspector.
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noun
Meaning 3
The jurisdiction of an inspector.
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noun
Meaning 4
a body of inspectors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: body
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English inspector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English inspectorate From inspector + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: inspektorat — organized group
- Finnish: tarkastusryhmä — organized group
- French: inspectorat — organized group
- French: inspection — organized group
- Polish: inspektorat — organized group
- Finnish: tarkastusvirasto — office
- French: inspectorat — office
- Polish: inspektorat — office
- Finnish: tarkastuspiiri — jurisdiction
- Polish: inspektorat — jurisdiction