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

Recent Examples on the Web

Lawmakers from the opposition Democratic Party lit black flares, threw water at the speaker and occupied seats reserved for government ministers in an attempt to disrupt the session as the country’s new ombudsperson was preparing to take the oath. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025

Similarly, negotiators must agree to the appointment of a new prosecutor general, comptroller general, and ombudsperson. —Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025

The network also recently hired an ombudsperson—someone with no experience supervising a newsroom and a background leading the right-wing Hudson Institute think tank—to assess complaints of biased programming. —Time, 7 Oct. 2025

The ombudsperson will guarantee transparency and publish a report to management and employees twice per year and will present regularly to the Sonos board of directors. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ombudsperson

noun

om·​buds·​per·​son -ˌpərs-ᵊn 

: a person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints