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Definition of ombudsman noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ombudsman

noun

NAmE//ˈɑmbədzmən//

, NAmE//ˈɑmˌbʊdzmən//

(pl. ombudsmen

NAmE//ˈɑmbədzmən//

, NAmE//ˈɑmˌbʊdzmən//

)

an official whose job is to examine and report on complaints made by ordinary people about companies, the government, or public authorities

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