inspectorate
/ɪnˈspektərət/ noun [C]Definition
› an official organization that sends inspectors to visit places and organizations in order to make certain that things are being done correctly and that the rules are being obeyed: He said that the railway inspectorate were carrying out an investigation into the causes of the disaster.
(Definition of inspectorate noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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