ombudsperson
noun
om·buds·per·son
ˈäm-ˌbu̇dz-ˌpər-sᵊn 
ˈȯm-,
-bədz-;
äm-ˈbu̇dz-,
ȯm-
plural ombudspersons or ombudspeople
ˈäm-ˌbu̇dz-ˌpē-pəl
ˈȯm-,
-bədz-;
äm-ˈbu̇dz-,
ȯm-
: a person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints : ombudsman sense 1
Examples of ombudsperson in a Sentence
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Independent observers, including the national ombudsperson Adam Bodnar, protested this solution.
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Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2020
Nearly two years have passed since the bill was signed, yet the ombudsperson has not been appointed.
—Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
The Correction Advisory Committee, a nine-member group responsible for helping appoint an ombudsperson for the DOC, is scheduled to hear from the three finalists for the position in a public hearing at the Legislative Office Building.
—Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
The Correction Advisory Committee, the 11-member group responsible for selecting candidates for the correctional ombudsperson, arrived at its decision late Thursday night.
—Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
According to Peru’s human rights ombudsperson, 49 people were killed by gunfire in protests that took place between December 2022 and February 2023.
—Manuel Rueda, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2023
Many experts suggest a third party, like an ombudsperson.
—Jenny Morber, Scientific American, 10 June 2023
Many universities have an office to help students negotiate academic misconduct, sometimes called an ombudsperson or student affairs office.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
Brunson, a Latter-day Saint and a tax law professor at Loyola University Chicago, suggests a remedy: an ombudsperson (akin to the IRS’ Taxpayer Advocate Service).
—David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2020
Nearly two years have passed since the bill was signed, yet the ombudsperson has not been appointed.
—Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
The Correction Advisory Committee, a nine-member group responsible for helping appoint an ombudsperson for the DOC, is scheduled to hear from the three finalists for the position in a public hearing at the Legislative Office Building.
—Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
The Correction Advisory Committee, the 11-member group responsible for selecting candidates for the correctional ombudsperson, arrived at its decision late Thursday night.
—Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
According to Peru’s human rights ombudsperson, 49 people were killed by gunfire in protests that took place between December 2022 and February 2023.
—Manuel Rueda, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2023
Many experts suggest a third party, like an ombudsperson.
—Jenny Morber, Scientific American, 10 June 2023
Many universities have an office to help students negotiate academic misconduct, sometimes called an ombudsperson or student affairs office.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
Brunson, a Latter-day Saint and a tax law professor at Loyola University Chicago, suggests a remedy: an ombudsperson (akin to the IRS’ Taxpayer Advocate Service).
—David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
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