inspector general
noun
: a person who heads an inspectorate or a system of inspection (as of an army)
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When sanitation worker Ronald Silver II died after collapsing in the heat along his route in 2024, investigations by the city's inspector general revealed retaliation against those who complained along with a lack of training and work safeguards.
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Nearly a quarter of the trips documented in the inspector general’s report were to Canada, where LAPD personnel traveled to learn about best practices in investigating human trafficking and clandestine drug labs.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Adding another inspector general at the county level would waste taxpayer dollars — at least $500,000 annually — while draining time and resources from classrooms.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
In June, then-inspector general Tamara Johnson found that the claim Gabbard distributed classified information along political lines did not appear to be credible, according to the current watchdog, Christopher Fox, in the memo to lawmakers.
—David Klepper The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Nearly a quarter of the trips documented in the inspector general’s report were to Canada, where LAPD personnel traveled to learn about best practices in investigating human trafficking and clandestine drug labs.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Adding another inspector general at the county level would waste taxpayer dollars — at least $500,000 annually — while draining time and resources from classrooms.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
In June, then-inspector general Tamara Johnson found that the claim Gabbard distributed classified information along political lines did not appear to be credible, according to the current watchdog, Christopher Fox, in the memo to lawmakers.
—David Klepper The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Inspector general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector%20general. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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