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Definitions

ombudsman

[om-buhdz-muhn, -man, -boodz-, awm-, om-boodz-muhn, -man, awm-] / ˈɒm bədz mən, -ˌmæn, -bʊdz-, ˈɔm-, ɒmˈbʊdz mən, -ˌmæn, ɔm- /
NOUN
judge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority court critic expert inspector justice referee
STRONG
adjudicator appraiser arbiter assessor bench chancellor conciliator evaluator honor intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary magistrate marshal moderator negotiator peacemaker reconciler umpire warden
WEAK
justice of peace legal official magister

Example Sentences

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“This happened in the coldest way possible: DA Form 3434 stated that my last day as ombudsman for Stars and Stripes is April 28,” she wrote.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

The officers are acutely aware of ever-looming police ombudsman scrutiny, but there needs to be a conversation about the realities of policing Northern Ireland's streets.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

One circulating clip shows Erin Collins, the IRS’s top ombudsman, talking about voluntary compliance in a congressional hearing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Carr made the appointment of an ombudsman for CBS News a condition to approve Ellison’s Skydance Partners deal to acquire Paramount last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos