inspector general

English

Alternative forms

• inspector-general

Noun

inspector general (plural inspectors general)

1. A senior official responsible for inspecting conformance to the standards in a civil or military organization.
   • 2025 February 11, Jennifer Hansler, “USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Martin had served as inspector general since December 2023. While President Donald Trump fired inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies during his first week in office, the USAID watchdog had remained in place.

Translations

official

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 監察長 / 监察长 (jiāncházhǎng), 监察长 (jiāncházhǎng)

• Finnish: ylitarkastaja (fi), päätarkastaja
• French: inspecteur général (fr) m
• Indonesian: inspektur jenderal (id)