ombudsman
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To protect its independence, Congress, in the 1991 national Defense Appropriations Act, created the office of ombudsman at the paper.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
CBS News installed Kenneth R. Weinstein as an ombudsman ahead of Ellison’s acquisition of Paramount last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Current or recent athletes would make up at least one-third of athletic-association bodies with rule-making authority, and an athlete ombudsman would help resolve disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Among other witnesses in the second phase were police, Northern Ireland's police ombudsman and the then RUC chief constable, Ronnie Flanagan.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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
Other parts of the UK have similar ombudsmen schemes.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Further, to support implementation, the House Budget Committee and Ways and Means Committee could appoint ombudsmen to oversee the CBO and JCT transparency efforts respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
The ombudsmen did not reveal details on the operation.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2023
According to WHO protocols, her complaint should have been investigated by the organization’s office of internal oversight, following guidance from ombudsmen, who help staff mediate personnel problems.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Newspaper columns on usage are filled with apologies for “errors” like these, spotted by ombudsmen or managing editors who have trained themselves to flag them.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
