om|buds|man

om|buds|man
om|buds|man «OM buhdz MAN, -muhn; om BUHDZ muhn», noun, plural -men.
1. a government official appointed to receive and investigate grievances of citizens against the government. The office of ombudsman originated in the Scandinavian countries.
2. any person who champions or defends individual rights: »

ombudsman for every injustice, agitator for every cause that needed help, one-woman lobby (Max Lerner).

[< Swedish ombudsman (literally) grievance man]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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