ombudsman

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See also: ombudsmän

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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ombudsman (plural ombudsmen)

  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.
  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.

Usage notes

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  • Derived from Swedish, where the suffix -man is not always gender specific. Nevertheless, the words ombud, ombuds, ombudsperson, and ombudswoman have been coined to remedy the perceived gender-specificity of ombudsman in English.

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English ombudsman, borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Noun

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ombudsman

  1. an ombudsman

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ombudsman m anim

  1. ombudsman

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ombudsman m (plural ombudsmannen, diminutive ombudsmannetje n)

  1. ombudsman

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔm.byds.man/, /ɔ̃.byds.mɑ̃/
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Noun

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ombudsman m or f by sense (plural ombudsmans)

  1. an appointed official within an organization whose duty is to investigate complaints against that organization by its customers, taxpayers, and sometimes employees, and often to act as a consultant to improve services and processes

Usage notes

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  • In Quebec, the office in government services is called protecteur du citoyen. A similar office in France is that of the médiateur, though its precise functions differ.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔmˈbʊts.man/
  • Rhymes: -man
  • Hyphenation: om‧buds‧man

Noun

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ombudsman

  1. ombudsman
    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.
    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.

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔmˈbut.sman/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -utsman
  • Syllabification: om‧bud‧sman

Noun

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ombudsman m pers

  1. ombudsman

Declension

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Further reading

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  • ombudsman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ombudsman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /õ.bu.d͡ʒizˈmɐ̃/, /õ.bud͡ʒsˈmɐ̃/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /õ.bu.d͡ʒiʒˈmɐ̃/, /õ.bud͡ʒʃˈmɐ̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /õ.bud͡ʒsˈmɐ̃/, /õ.bu.d͡ʒizˈmɐ̃/

  • Hyphenation: om‧buds‧man

Noun

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ombudsman m (plural ombudsmen or ombudsmans or ombudsman)

  1. ombudsman (official who investigates complaints)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Noun

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ombudsman m (plural ombudsmani or ombudsmeni)

  1. ombudsman

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References

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

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Noun

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ombùdsman m (Cyrillic spelling омбу̀дсман)

  1. ombudsman
    Synonym: pučki pravobranitelj

Spanish

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Noun

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ombudsman m or f by sense (plural ombúdsmanes)

  1. ombudsman

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish umbuds man or ombud (representative, proxy) +‎ man. The origin of the word is found in Old Norse umboðsmaðr and the word “umbuds man”, meaning representative. The first preserved use in Swedish is from 1552.

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Noun

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ombudsman c

  1. ombudsman

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Descendants

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References

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ombudsman (definite accusative ombudsmanı, plural ombudsmanlar)

  1. ombudsman

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative ombudsman
Definite accusative ombudsmanı
Singular Plural
Nominative ombudsman ombudsmanlar
Definite accusative ombudsmanı ombudsmanları
Dative ombudsmana ombudsmanlara
Locative ombudsmanda ombudsmanlarda
Ablative ombudsmandan ombudsmanlardan
Genitive ombudsmanın ombudsmanların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular ombudsmanım ombudsmanlarım
2nd singular ombudsmanın ombudsmanların
3rd singular ombudsmanı ombudsmanları
1st plural ombudsmanımız ombudsmanlarımız
2nd plural ombudsmanınız ombudsmanlarınız
3rd plural ombudsmanları ombudsmanları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular ombudsmanımı ombudsmanlarımı
2nd singular ombudsmanını ombudsmanlarını
3rd singular ombudsmanını ombudsmanlarını
1st plural ombudsmanımızı ombudsmanlarımızı
2nd plural ombudsmanınızı ombudsmanlarınızı
3rd plural ombudsmanlarını ombudsmanlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular ombudsmanıma ombudsmanlarıma
2nd singular ombudsmanına ombudsmanlarına
3rd singular ombudsmanına ombudsmanlarına
1st plural ombudsmanımıza ombudsmanlarımıza
2nd plural ombudsmanınıza ombudsmanlarınıza
3rd plural ombudsmanlarına ombudsmanlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular ombudsmanımda ombudsmanlarımda
2nd singular ombudsmanında ombudsmanlarında
3rd singular ombudsmanında ombudsmanlarında
1st plural ombudsmanımızda ombudsmanlarımızda
2nd plural ombudsmanınızda ombudsmanlarınızda
3rd plural ombudsmanlarında ombudsmanlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular ombudsmanımdan ombudsmanlarımdan
2nd singular ombudsmanından ombudsmanlarından
3rd singular ombudsmanından ombudsmanlarından
1st plural ombudsmanımızdan ombudsmanlarımızdan
2nd plural ombudsmanınızdan ombudsmanlarınızdan
3rd plural ombudsmanlarından ombudsmanlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular ombudsmanımın ombudsmanlarımın
2nd singular ombudsmanının ombudsmanlarının
3rd singular ombudsmanının ombudsmanlarının
1st plural ombudsmanımızın ombudsmanlarımızın
2nd plural ombudsmanınızın ombudsmanlarınızın
3rd plural ombudsmanlarının ombudsmanlarının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular ombudsmanım ombudsmanlarım
2nd singular ombudsmansın ombudsmanlarsın
3rd singular ombudsman
ombudsmandır
ombudsmanlar
ombudsmanlardır
1st plural ombudsmanız ombudsmanlarız
2nd plural ombudsmansınız ombudsmanlarsınız
3rd plural ombudsmanlar ombudsmanlardır