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- [om-buh dz-muh n, -man, -boo dz-, awm-, om-boo dz-muh n, -man, awm-]
- /ˈɒm bədz mən, -ˌmæn, -bʊdz-, ˈɔm-, ɒmˈbʊdz mən, -ˌmæn, ɔm-/
- /ˈɒm.bʊdz.mən/
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- [om-buh dz-muh n, -man, -boo dz-, awm-, om-boo dz-muh n, -man, awm-]
- /ˈɒm bədz mən, -ˌmæn, -bʊdz-, ˈɔm-, ɒmˈbʊdz mən, -ˌmæn, ɔm-/
Definitions of ombudsman word
- noun plural ombudsman a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies. 1
- noun plural ombudsman a person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems, as between employees and an employer or between students and a university. 1
- noun ombudsman An official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against maladministration, especially that of public authorities. 1
- noun ombudsman complaints investigator: male 1
- countable noun ombudsman The ombudsman is an independent official who has been appointed to investigate complaints that people make against the government or public organizations. 0
- noun ombudsman a commissioner who acts as independent referee between individual citizens and their government or its administration 0
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Origin of ombudsman
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; < Swedish: legal representative, equivalent to ombud agent, attorney + -s ’s1 + -man -man
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Parts of speech for Ombudsman
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ombudsman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ombudsman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ombudsman
noun ombudsman
- watchdog — a dog kept to guard property.
- regulator — a person or thing that regulates.
- overseer — a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- court — A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
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