inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər 
1
: a person employed to inspect something
2
a
: a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
b
: a person appointed to oversee a polling place
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The complaint alleges that Michael Hoffman, the RNC’s election integrity director in Wisconsin, questioned the commission’s executive director over email after learning some chief election inspectors — the people in charge of voting sites — were limiting observers.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Texas officials have told the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that federal inspectors are not allowed inside of state polling places.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
David survives, Jack dies, and inspectors chalk the crime up to an errant maniac.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Chief inspector Carl Holmes was paid $97,000, while officer Eddie Garro-Garcia got nearly $111,000.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Texas officials have told the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that federal inspectors are not allowed inside of state polling places.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
David survives, Jack dies, and inspectors chalk the crime up to an errant maniac.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Chief inspector Carl Holmes was paid $97,000, while officer Eddie Garro-Garcia got nearly $111,000.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər
1
: a person who makes inspections
meat inspector
2
: a police officer ranking just below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
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