Noun: ombudsman (ombudsmen) 'om-bûdz-mun or 'om-budz,man
- A male government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
"The ombudsman received numerous complaints about the new tax policy"
- Someone appointed internally by an organization to handle complaints and manage internal conflict resolution
"Employees could report workplace issues to the company ombudsman";
- ombudsperson
Derived forms: ombudsmen
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, ombudsperson, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Ombudsman