om‧buds‧man /ˈɒmbʊdzmən $ ˈɑːm-/
noun (
plural ombudsmen /-mən/)
[countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: Swedish;
Origin: 'representative', from Old Norse umbothsmathr, from umboth 'commission' + mathr 'man']
someone who deals with complaints made by ordinary people against the government, banks, insurance companies etc
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