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Ombudsman

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Noun

1. ombudsman

a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ombudsman

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noun plural -men
1. 
a commissioner who acts as independent referee between individual citizens and their government or its administration
2. 
(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: Commissioner for Local Administration, Health Service Commissioner, Parliamentary Commissioner See also Financial Ombudsman

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Ombudsman

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nounWord forms: plural ˈombudsmen (ˈɑmbədzmən ; ämˈbədzmən; ˈɑmˌbʌdzmən ; ämˈbudzˌmən; ɑmˈbʌdzmən ; ämbudzˈmən)
1. 
a public official appointed to investigate citizens' complaints against government agencies or officials that may be infringing on the rights of individuals
2. 
a person employed by an institution to investigate complaints against it

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ombudsman

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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.

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