ombudsman

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒmbədzmən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑmbədzmən/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ʔomˈbʊds.mɐn/, /ˈʔom-/ === Noun === ombudsman (plural 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 an independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness, efficiency, and humaneness. ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English ombudsman, borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Noun === ombudsman an ombudsman == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈombut͡sman] === Noun === ombudsman m anim ombudsman ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔm.bʏts.mɑn/ === Noun === ombudsman m (plural ombudsmannen, diminutive ombudsmannetje n) ombudsman ==== Derived terms ==== ombudsvrouw ombudspersoon, ombudsmens (jocular) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔm.byds.man/, /ɔ̃.byds.mɑ̃/ === Noun === ombudsman m or f by sense (plural ombudsmans) 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 ==== 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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔmˈbʊts.man/ Rhymes: -man Hyphenation: om‧buds‧man === Noun === ombudsman ombudsman 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 an independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness, efficiency, and humaneness === Further reading === “ombudsman”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔmˈbut.sman/ Rhymes: -utsman Syllabification: om‧bud‧sman === Noun === ombudsman m pers ombudsman ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === ombudsman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN ombudsman in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: om‧buds‧man === Noun === ombudsman m (plural ombudsmen or ombudsmans or ombudsman) ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) === Further reading === “ombudsman”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ombudsman”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Noun === ombudsman m (plural ombudsmani or ombudsmeni) ombudsman ==== Declension ==== === See also === reprezentant === References === “ombudsman”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ombǔdzman/ === Noun === ombùdsman m anim (Cyrillic spelling омбу̀дсман) ombudsman Synonym: pučki pravobranitelj == Spanish == === Noun === ombudsman m or f by sense (plural ombúdsmanes) ombudsman == Swedish == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔm.bʉːdsˌman/ === Noun === ombudsman c ombudsman ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== barnombudsman diskrimineringsombudsman jämo jämställdhetsombudsman justitieombudsman ==== Descendants ==== === References === ombudsman in Svensk ordbok (SO) ombudsman in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) ombudsman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) == Turkish == === Etymology === From English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /om.buds.mɑn/ === Noun === ombudsman (definite accusative ombudsmanı, plural ombudsmanlar) ombudsman ==== Declension ====