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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According to Peru’s human rights ombudsperson, 49 people were killed by gunfire in protests that took place between December 2022 and February 2023.
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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
However, the ombudsperson believed that, even without Betty Ann getting a doctor’s note, there were still grounds for discharge.
—Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
Its ombudsperson, Efrat Sharony, showed an early willingness to conduct inspections of transfer facilities, visiting L.A. County’s Compound in February.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
According to a press release from the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday, which was also Holocaust Remembrance Day in the United States, Credit Suisse fired an independent ombudsperson who oversaw a vast internal review, and restricted the scope of its internal investigations.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
The new Senate investigation centers around allegations made by Neil Barofsky, a lawyer from Jenner & Block hired in June 2021 to serve as an ombudsperson and oversee the review of the bank’s potential links to Nazi accounts.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
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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
However, the ombudsperson believed that, even without Betty Ann getting a doctor’s note, there were still grounds for discharge.
—Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
Its ombudsperson, Efrat Sharony, showed an early willingness to conduct inspections of transfer facilities, visiting L.A. County’s Compound in February.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
According to a press release from the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday, which was also Holocaust Remembrance Day in the United States, Credit Suisse fired an independent ombudsperson who oversaw a vast internal review, and restricted the scope of its internal investigations.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
The new Senate investigation centers around allegations made by Neil Barofsky, a lawyer from Jenner & Block hired in June 2021 to serve as an ombudsperson and oversee the review of the bank’s potential links to Nazi accounts.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Ombudsperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ombudsperson. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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