ALL meanings of ombudsman
om·buds·man
O o - noun ombudsman An official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against maladministration, especially that of public authorities. 1
- noun ombudsman complaints investigator: male 1
- 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
- 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
- noun ombudsman (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 0
- noun ombudsman a public official appointed to investigate citizens' complaints against government agencies or officials that may be infringing on the rights of individuals 0
- noun ombudsman a person employed by an institution to investigate complaints against it 0