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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024om•buds•man /ˈɑmbədzmən, ɑmˈbʊdz-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -men - Governmenta public official, esp. in Scandinavian countries, who investigates complaints by private citizens against government agencies or officials.
- Governmenta person who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, as from employees or students.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024om•buds•man (om′bədz mən, -man′, -bŏŏdz-, ôm′-, om bŏŏdz′mən, -man′, ôm-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men (-mən, -men′).USA pronunciation - Governmenta government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
- Governmenta person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems, as between employees and an employer or between students and a university.
- Swedish: legal representative, equivalent. to ombud agent, attorney + -s 's1 + -man -man
- 1910–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ombudsman /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ n ( pl -men)- (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 names: Parliamentary Commissioner
See also Financial Ombudsman
Etymology: 20th Century: from Swedish: commissioner |