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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : om-buh dz-muh n, -man, -boo dz-, awm-, om-boo dz-muh n, -man, awm- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒm bədz mən, -ˌmæn, -bʊdz-, ˈɔm-, ɒmˈbʊdz mən, -ˌmæn, ɔm- |
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Définition of ombudsman
Origin :- 1959, from Swedish ombudsman, literally "commission man" (specifically in reference to the office of justitieombudsmannen, which hears and investigates complaints by individuals against abuses of the state); cognate with Old Norse umboðsmaðr, from umboð "commission" (from um- "around," see ambi-, + boð "command," see bid (v.)) + maðr "man" (see man (n.)).
- As in judge : noun person who arbitrates
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