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Inspection vs Inspectorate - What's the difference?

inspection | inspectorate |

As nouns the difference between inspection and inspectorate

is that inspection is act of examining something, often closely while inspectorate is an organized collection of inspectors.

inspection

English

Alternative forms

* enspection * (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of examining something, often closely.
    • Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
  • Organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
    • The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

    Synonyms

    * examination * scrutiny

    Related terms

    * inspect * inspector

    Anagrams

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    inspectorate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organized collection of inspectors
  • * 2014 , A teacher, " Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
    • What makes a great primary? Let's deal with this one straight away – it isn't what Ofsted says. All the inspectorate has cared about in the past few years is data progression in maths and literacy.
  • The office of an inspector
  • The jurisdiction of an inspector