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A government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
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ombudsman
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An ombudsman or public advocate is usually appointed by the government or by parliament, but with a significant degree of independence, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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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 ...
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n. a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
Usage examples of ombudsman.
Kurtz, ombudsman apologist for liberal media bias, ran a full expose in the Washington Post on the Bush cousin fracas.