ombudsman
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of…An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.
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2 sensesAn appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.
Ombudsmann
уполномо́ченный по права́м челове́каupolnomóčennyj po pravám čelovéka, омбудсме́нombudsmén, омбудсма́нombudsmán
омбудсме́нombudsmén, омбудсма́нombudsmán
A designated internal mediator in an organization whose duty is to assist members with conflict resolution and other problems and to serve as an independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness, efficiency, and humaneness.
- a male government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
Examples
3 sentencesWhere's the office of the ombudsman, please?
Tom is an ombudsman.
"Ombudsman" is one of the widely used words that have been borrowed from Swedish.
ru"Омбудсмен" является одним из самых часто используемых слов, которые были заимствованы из шведского. — Balamax
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), froBorrowed from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
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Forms
plural: ombudsmenWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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