inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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Nor could the purpose of the statute, which protects the independence of the inspectors general.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Patel has claimed -- despite the Justice Department's inspector general finding otherwise -- that the FBI played a part in pushing pro-Trump protesters to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Just as critics were gathering what that would mean for disaster response, news broke that Trump had fired more than a dozen inspectors general across the government.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
Welker also pressed Graham on Trump’s decision to remove over a dozen inspectors general at various agencies, despite federal law requiring 30 days' notice to Congress to carry out such an action.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Patel has claimed -- despite the Justice Department's inspector general finding otherwise -- that the FBI played a part in pushing pro-Trump protesters to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Just as critics were gathering what that would mean for disaster response, news broke that Trump had fired more than a dozen inspectors general across the government.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
Welker also pressed Graham on Trump’s decision to remove over a dozen inspectors general at various agencies, despite federal law requiring 30 days' notice to Congress to carry out such an action.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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