was wotd|2007|November|25
English
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Etymology
From Sw. term|ombudsman|langsv < ON. term|umboðsmaðr|langnon
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/��mb�dzm�n/|/��mb�dzmæn/
a|US IPA|/���mb�dzm�n/
audio|en-us-ombudsman.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|ombudsmen
- 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.
- A designated internal mediator in an organization whose duty is to assist members with conflict resolution and other problems and to serve as independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness and efficiency.
Derived terms
ombudsperson
ombudswoman
Translations
trans-top|official who investigates complaints
Dutch: #Dutch|ombudsman
Faroese: umboðsmaður
Finnish: oikeusasiamies
French: médiateur
German: Ombudsmann m
trans-mid
Ido: mediac-anto
Norwegian: t-|no|ombudsmann|m
Spanish: mediador m
Swedish: #Swedish|ombudsman
trans-bottom
Swedish
Etymology
The origin of the word is found in ON.|sv and the word "umbuds man", meaning representative. The first preserved use in Swedish is from 1552. It is also used in the other Scandinavian languages such as the Icelandic umboðsmaður, the Norwegian ombudsmann and the Danish ombudsmand.
Pronunciation
IPA|lang=sv|[��m��b��ds�man]
Noun
infl|sv|noun (def. ombudsmannen, pl. ombudsmän, pl. def. ombudsmännen)
- #English|ombudsman
es:ombudsman
fr:ombudsman
pt:ombudsman
vi:ombudsman
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