inspectorate

noun

in·​spec·​tor·​ate in-ˈspek-t(ə-)rət How to pronounce inspectorate (audio)
1
: the office, position, work, or district of an inspector
2
: a body of inspectors

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The convention’s inspectorate in The Hague, called the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), will carry out the bulk of the work. — Amy E. Smithson, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2013 Experts from the Ukrainian State Association Radon, or Radon Association, reported the attack by phone after seeing it via security video, the inspectorate said. — NBC News, 26 Feb. 2022

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First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of inspectorate was in 1762

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