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in·spec·tor·ate

 (ĭn-spĕk′tər-ĭt)
n.
1. The office or duties of an inspector.
2. A staff of inspectors.
3. An inspector's district.
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inspectorate

(ɪnˈspɛktərɪt)
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office, rank, or duties of an inspector
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a body of inspectors
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a district under an inspector
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in•spec•tor•ate

(ɪnˈspɛk tər ɪt)

n.
1. the office or function of an inspector.
2. a body of inspectors.
3. a district under an inspector.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.inspectorate - a body of inspectors
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
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Translations

inspectorate

[ɪnˈspektərɪt] N (esp Brit) → cuerpo m de inspectores, inspección f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

inspectorate

[ɪnˈspɛktərət] n → inspectorat m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inspectorate

n → Inspektion f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

inspectorate

[ɪnˈspɛktərɪt] n → ispettorato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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