单词 | ombudsman |
释义 | om·buds·man ![]() n. 1. A man who investigates complaints and mediates fair settlements, especially between aggrieved parties such as consumers or students and an institution or organization. 2. A government official, especially in Scandinavian countries, who investigates citizens' complaints against the government or its functionaries. [Swedish, from Old Norse umbodhsmadhr, deputy, plenipotentiary : umbodh, commission (um, about, around, all over; see ambhi in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + bodh, command; see bheudh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + madhr, man; see man-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ombuds′man·ship′ n. |
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