Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who is appointed or employed to inspect something.
- noun A police officer ranking next below superintendent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who inspects or oversees; one whose duty it is to secure by supervision the proper performance of work of any kind, or to ascertain by examination the quality or condition of the work, or of any article offered for sale or transfer; a public officer charged with such duties: as, the inspectors of election or of police; an inspector of weights and measures. Specifically
- noun An initiate in the mysteries of Eleusis; an epopt or seer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
- noun A police officer, typically holding a rank one below superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several precincts.
- noun (Mil.) a staff officer of an army, whose duties are those of inspection, and embrace everything relative to organization, recruiting, discharge, administration, accountability for money and property, instruction, police, and discipline.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a person employed to
inspect something - noun law enforcement a
police officer ranking belowsuperintendent
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a high ranking police officer
- noun an investigator who observes carefully
Etymologies
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ANDREW MORTON, AUTHOR, "TOM CRUISE: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY": He could be in the position of what they call inspector general inside scientology.
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ANDREW MORTON, AUTHOR, "TOM CRUISE: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY": He could be in the position of what they call inspector general inside scientology.
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A BCC (Brisbane City Council) parking inspector is a subhuman blend of troll and gremlin.
Cheeseburger Gothic » This way ladies, if you would care to follow me. 2010
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On Oct. 18, "the three accused confronted [the victim] outside her house and threatened her of dire consequences if she didn't repay the loan she had taken," said Gunshekhar, an inspector from the police station that made the arrest in rural Andhra Pradesh.
Backlash in Microlending Eric Bellman 2010
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A former chief United Nations weapons inspector is accused of contacting what he thought was a 15-year-old girl in an Internet chat room, engaging in a sexual conversation and showing himself masturbating on a Web camera.
Antiwar hero Scott Ritter nabbed in teen sex sting. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2010
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SUSPENDED, after a swoop from Professional standards d***heads, sorry department. this chief inspector is reasonably high up in the disposal and management of offenders, and shes allowed to remain at work, despite the arrest and allegation being that of a dishinesty offence????? yep, the world has gone mad and im reminded of it everyday … … … on December 2, 2009 at 10: 43 am Olivers Army
The Stereotyped World of WIN. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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We still have old fashioned performance targets which my own inspector is STILL desperately trying to get me on board with on September 16, 2009 at 8: 03 am Squaddie on tour
The Single Measure Of Public Confidence « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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You are right that bribing a health inspector is conspiring with him to commit fraud, which is criminal activity.
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My greatest achievement as an inspector is my failure to get promoted each time I try … it settles a deeply held personal fear that I might be morphing against my will into a suitable candidate for middle-management! on November 11, 2009 at 9: 28 pm Merlin
Police Do As They Are Told Shock!!!! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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My inspector is one of those career minded nob-heads who will be the first against the wall if I had my way. on February 5, 2010 at 1: 37 am allcoppedout
It’s A Car Tyre – I Can Manage – Go Away! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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