ombudswoman

[ om-buhdz-woom-uhn, -boodz-, awm- ]

noun

, plural om·buds·wom·en.

1. a woman employed to investigate complaints against government or institutional officials, employers, etc.

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ombudswoman¹

First recorded in 1960–65; ombuds(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

Bohdan Yermokhin was pictured embracing family members in Minsk in photographs shared on social media by Russia’s children’s rights ombudswoman, Maria Lvova-Belova.

From Washington Times

The practice prompted the International Criminal Court in March to accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin and children’s rights ombudswoman Lvova-Belova of committing war crimes.

From Washington Times

Nevertheless, the children’s rights ombudswoman announced in a Nov. 10 online statement that Yermokhin would be allowed to return to Ukraine via a third country.

From Washington Times

The ombudswoman argued that he was being taken there “under false pretenses.”

From Washington Times

Nevertheless, the children’s rights ombudswoman announced in a Nov. 10 online statement that Yermokhin would be allowed to return to Ukraine via a third country.

From Seattle Times