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ombudsman

[ om-buhdz-muhn, -man, -boodz-, awm-, om-boodz-muhn, -man, awm- ]

noun

, plural om·buds·men [om, -b, uh, dz-m, uh, n, -men, -b, oo, dz-, awm, -, om-, boodz, -m, uh, n, -men, awm-].
  1. a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
  2. a person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems, as between employees and an employer or between students and a university.


ombudsman

/ ˈɒmbʊdzmən /

noun

  1. a commissioner who acts as independent referee between individual citizens and their government or its administration
  2. (in Britain) an official, without power of sanction or mechanism of appeal, who investigates complaints of maladministration by members of the public against national or local government or its servants Formal namesCommissioner for Local AdministrationHealth Service CommissionerParliamentary Commissioner See also Financial Ombudsman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ombudsman

  1. An official appointed by a government or other organization to investigate complaints against people in authority. This position is designed to give those with less power — the “little people” — a voice in the operation of large organizations.
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Gender Note

See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ombudsman1

1910–15; < Swedish: legal representative, equivalent to ombud agent, attorney + -s ’s 1 + -man -man
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ombudsman1

C20: from Swedish: commissioner
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Example Sentences

The ombudsman’s investigation, which began in March 2021, resulted in a file of 1,400 pages being sent to the PSNI.

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The case has been referred to the ombudsman, who has been approached for comment.

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He added that the ombudsman’s findings had been shared with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

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The ombudsman also criticised the Western Health Trust for failing to monitor his seating in school.

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Ukraine's human rights ombudsman has denounced the alleged execution of nine captured Ukrainian troops by Russian forces in the Kursk border region.

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