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Answer for the clue "A body of inspectors ", 12 letters:
inspectorate

Word definitions for inspectorate in dictionaries

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN pollution ▪ The pollution inspectorate , which is expected to oversee the process, is currently understaffed and personnel are suffering from low morale. ▪ The factories can be reported to the pollution inspectorate ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An organized collection of inspectors 2 The office of an inspector 3 The jurisdiction of an inspector

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inspectorate \In*spect"or*ate\, n. Inspectorship. [R.]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An Inspectorate or Inspectorate-General (or General Inspectorate ) is a civil or military body charged with inspecting and reporting on some institution or institutions in its field of competence. Inspectorates cover a broad spectrum of organizations which ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a body of inspectors

Usage examples of inspectorate.

It was the correct form of address for all officers of the Inspectorate, originally a watchdog agency over the bureaucracy, which over the centuries had grown to encompass all Imperial security functions, including external espionage.

Eric Dugdale, of the Safety Inspectorate, agreed with Fender the risk was too great to take any chances.

Eric Dugdale of the Safety Inspectorate was there with two members of his staff.

His right hand for this purpose is the inspectorate, a highly important department of our system.

However, in view of the nature of the situation, I am prepared to pay a bonus double the size of that promised by the UN inspectorate if you remain in place after completing their assignment and do as I request.

Wearing her arms inspectorate hat, she was all too familiar with the effects of americium bombs: nuclear weapons made with an isotope denser and more fissile than plutonium, more stable than californium.

And if the port Inspectorate does decide to give us a customs check we can just move them around the life-support capsules to keep them out of sight of their team.

The company inspectorate authority would swarm all over the lift capsule.

Wood and Isaacs worked for British Nuclear Fuels Ltd, Bennet for the Nuclear Inspectorate, Aramphahal was a cryptography expert at GCHQ and Harrison was a DTI guy with rumoured links to MI6.

British Nuclear Fuels Limited, General Communications Headquarters, the Nuclear Inspectorate, the Department of Trade and Industry, and an agent - a sales rep for the end-user, Mr Archer called him - in Baghdad.