ombudsman
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒmbədzmən/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑmbədzmən/
- (Philippine, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ɒmˈbʊdzmən/
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Noun edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Translations edit
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English ombudsman, borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Noun edit
ombudsman
- an ombudsman
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ombudsman m anim
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ombudsman | ombudsmani |
genitive | ombudsmana | ombudsmanů |
dative | ombudsmanovi, ombudsmanu | ombudsmanům |
accusative | ombudsmana | ombudsmany |
vocative | ombudsmane | ombudsmani |
locative | ombudsmanovi, ombudsmanu | ombudsmanech |
instrumental | ombudsmanem | ombudsmany |
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ombudsman m (plural ombudsmannen, diminutive ombudsmannetje n)
Derived terms edit
- ombudsvrouw
- ombudspersoon, ombudsmens (jocular)
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Noun edit
ombudsman (first-person possessive ombudsmanku, second-person possessive ombudsmanmu, third-person possessive ombudsmannya)
Further reading edit
- “ombudsman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ombudsman m pers
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ombudsman | ombudsmani/ombudsmany (deprecative) |
genitive | ombudsmana | ombudsmanów |
dative | ombudsmanowi | ombudsmanom |
accusative | ombudsmana | ombudsmanów |
instrumental | ombudsmanem | ombudsmanami |
locative | ombudsmanie | ombudsmanach |
vocative | ombudsmanie | ombudsmani |
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: om‧buds‧man
Noun edit
ombudsman m (plural ombudsmen or ombudsmans or ombudsman)
- ombudsman (official who investigates complaints)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Noun edit
ombudsman m (plural ombudsmani or ombudsmeni)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) ombudsman | ombudsmanul | (niște) ombudsmani | ombudsmanii |
genitive/dative | (unui) ombudsman | ombudsmanului | (unor) ombudsmani | ombudsmanilor |
vocative | ombudsmanule | ombudsmanilor |
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) ombudsman | ombudsmanul | (niște) ombudsmeni | ombudsmenii |
genitive/dative | (unui) ombudsman | ombudsmanului | (unor) ombudsmeni | ombudsmenilor |
vocative | ombudsmanule | ombudsmenilor |
See also edit
References edit
- ombudsman in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ombùdsman m (Cyrillic spelling омбу̀дсман)
- ombudsman
- Synonym: pučki pravobranitelj
Spanish edit
Noun edit
ombudsman m or f by sense (plural ombúdsmanes)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
ombudsman c
Declension edit
Declension of ombudsman | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ombudsman | ombudsmannen | ombudsmän | ombudsmännen |
Genitive | ombudsmans | ombudsmannens | ombudsmäns | ombudsmännens |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Armenian: օմբուդսմեն (ōmbudsmen)
- → Dutch: ombudsman
- → English: ombudsman
- → Russian: омбудсмен (ombudsmen)
- → Georgian: ომბუდსმენი (ombudsmeni)
- → German: Ombudsmann
- → Portuguese: ombudsman
- → Serbo-Croatian: ombudsman
References edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ombudsman (definite accusative ombudsmanı, plural ombudsmanlar)