Ombudsman – An official appointed to investigate individuals, complaints against a company or organisation
(Pronounced om-budz-man)
To remember the definition of the word ombudsmen, use the following mnemonic:
Oh, my bud man! (ombudsman). Can you find out what happened, please?
Examples of ombudsman in a sentence
Without an ombudsman to help mediate, the mayor’s office and the angered couple were forced to work things out themselves.
Once the ombudsman ruled against the government official, the citizens were happy and felt as if justice had been served.
The ombudsman recently settled several cases in which he found in favour of the consumer.
