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ombudsman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɑmbədzmən/ (US)
• /ʔomˈbʊds.mɐn/ (Philippines)
• /ˈʔom-/ (Philippines)
• /ˈɒmbədzmən/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • The ombudsman found that youth living at El Pueblo remained under the care and supervision of staff who had been accused of abusing them. In one case, a youth was reportedly dragged across the carpet by two staff members, resulting in rugburns on his face. 2019 August 13, “A Pueblo center for troubled kids had 243 abuse allegations in the year before it closed”, in The Colorado Sun:
   • "All the Nordic ombudsmen have the same view: that circumcision of boys should not be done until the boy is old enough to decide himself if is something he wants to do,” Anne Lindboe, Norway's Ombudsman for Children, told DW. 2014 April 30, Lars Bevanger, “Circumcision row”, in DW:
2. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

ombudsmanship · ombudswoman · ombudsmanry · ombuds · ombudsperson · ombud

Relateds

umboth

Translations (63)

hu ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · id ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · ru омбудсма́н (official who investigates complaints) · fo umboðsmaður (official who investigates complaints) · ar أَمِين اَلْمَظَالِم (official who investigates complaints) · uk омбудсме́н (official who investigates complaints) · gl ragador (official who investigates complaints) · nb ombudsmann (official who investigates complaints) · hi लोकपाल (official who investigates complaints) · kk омбудсмен (official who investigates complaints) · ur محتسب (official who investigates complaints) · cs ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · cmn 申訴專員 /申诉专员 (official who investigates complaints) · ca defensor del poble (official who investigates complaints) · ka სახალხო დამცველი (official who investigates complaints) · bg омбудсман (official who investigates complaints) · gl meeiro (official who investigates complaints) · uk омбудсма́н (official who investigates complaints) · fr médiateur (official who investigates complaints) · tr kamu denetçisi (official who investigates complaints) · da ombudsmand (official who investigates complaints) · sh ombùdsman (official who investigates complaints) · ja 苦情調査官 (official who investigates complaints) · es mediador (official who investigates complaints) · ca síndic de greuges (official who investigates complaints) · pl ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · ru омбудсме́н (official who investigates complaints) · gl triquiñón (official who investigates complaints) · sh pȗčkī pravobrànitelj (official who investigates complaints) · gl avindeiro (official who investigates complaints) · io mediacanto (official who investigates complaints) · fr protecteur (official who investigates complaints) · ko 옴부즈만 (official who investigates complaints) · tr ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · es defensor del pueblo (official who investigates complaints) · fr ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · pl rzecznik (official who investigates complaints) · mk омбудсман (official who investigates complaints) · ro ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · fa دادآور (official who investigates complaints) · pt ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · fi välimies (official who investigates complaints) · hy մարդու իրավունքների պաշտպան (official who investigates complaints) · hy օմբուդսմեն (official who investigates complaints) · nl ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · sh омбу̀дсман (official who investigates complaints) · pt ouvidor (official who investigates complaints) · ml ഓംബുഡ്സ്മാൻ (official who investigates complaints) · cmn 調查專員 /调查专员 (official who investigates complaints) · th ผู้ตรวจการแผ่นดิน (official who investigates complaints) · hi लोकायुक्त (official who investigates complaints) · ru уполномо́ченный по права́м челове́ка (official who investigates complaints) · ka ომბუდსმენი (official who investigates complaints) · ky омбудсмен (official who investigates complaints) · nn ombodsmann (official who investigates complaints) · de Ombudsmann (official who investigates complaints) · ja オンブズマン (official who investigates complaints) · gl valedor (official who investigates complaints) · tg додовар (official who investigates complaints) · cy ombwdsmon (official who investigates complaints) · sv ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) · fi oikeusasiamies (official who investigates complaints) · mk народен правобранител (official who investigates complaints)