different between ombudsman vs theboardofgrievances

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??mb?dzm?n/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /??mb?dzm?n/
• (Philippine, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /?m?b?dzm?n/
• (US)

Noun

ombudsman (plural ombudsmen)

1. An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.
2. A designated internal mediator in an organization whose duty is to assist members with conflict resolution and other problems and to serve as an independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness, efficiency, and humaneness.

Usage notes

• This term is derived from Swedish, in which language the suffix -man is not always gender-specific. Nevertheless, the words ombud, ombuds, ombudsperson, and ombudswoman have been coined to remedy the perceived gender-specificity of ombudsman in English.

Derived terms

• ombud
• ombuds
• ombudsperson
• ombudswoman

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English ombudsman, borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Noun

ombudsman

1. an ombudsman

Czech

Etymology

From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mb?ts?man/

Noun

ombudsman m

1. ombudsman

Dutch

Etymology

From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m.b?ts.m?n/

Noun

ombudsman m (plural ombudsmannen, diminutive ombudsmannetje n)

1. ombudsman

Derived terms

• ombudsvrouw
• ombudspersoon, ombudsmens (jocular)

French

Etymology

From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m.byds.man/, /??.byds.m??/

Noun

ombudsman m or f (plural ombudsmans)

1. An appointed official within an organization whose duty is to investigate complaints against that organization by its customers, taxpayers, and sometimes employees, and often to act as a consultant to improve services and processes.

Usage notes

• In Quebec, the office in government services is called protecteur du citoyen. A similar office in France is that of the médiateur, though its precise functions differ.

Indonesian

Etymology

From English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Noun

ombudsman (first-person possessive ombudsmanku, second-person possessive ombudsmanmu, third-person possessive ombudsmannya)

1. ombudsman

Further reading

• “ombudsman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

From Swedish ombudsman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?but.sman/

Noun

ombudsman m pers

1. ombudsman

Declension

Further reading

• ombudsman in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• ombudsman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Noun

ombudsman m (plural ombudsmen or ombudsmans or ombudsman)

1. ombudsman (official who investigates complaints)

Romanian

Etymology

From English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Noun

ombudsman m (plural ombudsmani or ombudsmeni)

1. ombudsman

Declension

See also

• reprezentant

References

• ombudsman in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omb?dzman/

Noun

ombùdsman m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)

1. ombudsman

Synonyms

• pu?ki pravobranitelj

Spanish

Noun

ombudsman m or f (plural ombúdsmanes)

1. ombudsman

Swedish

Etymology

ombud +? man. The origin of the word is found in Old Norse umboðsmaðr and the word “umbuds man”, meaning representative. The first preserved use in Swedish is from 1552.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m.b??ds?man/

Noun

ombudsman c

1. ombudsman

Declension

Related terms

• barnombudsman
• diskrimineringsombudsman
• jämo
• jämställdhetsombudsman
• justitieombudsman

Descendants

Turkish

Etymology

From English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /om.buds.m?n/

Noun

ombudsman (definite accusative ombudsman?, plural ombudsmanlar)

1. ombudsman

Declension