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ombudsman

/om-buhdz-muhn, -man, -boodz-, awm-, om-boodz-muhn, -man, awm-/US // ˈɒm bədz mən, -ˌmæn, -bʊdz-, ˈɔm-, ɒmˈbʊdz mən, -ˌmæn, ɔm- //UK // (ˈɒmbʊdzmən) //

监察员,监察专员,监察官,监察员办公室

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural om·buds·men [om-buhdz-muhn, -men, -boodz-, awm-, om-boodz-muhn, -men, awm-]. /ˈɒm bədz mən, -ˌmɛn, -bʊdz-, ˈɔm-, ɒmˈbʊdz mən, -ˌmɛn, ɔm-/.

    • : a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
    • : a person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems, as between employees and an employer or between students and a university.

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Examples

  • Some are pushing a proposal to create an ombudsman that would investigate complaints about the department.

  • Vollen-Katz said one step the state could take would be to create a corrections ombudsman who could investigate complaints and find solutions.

  • He said he had already emailed the student ombudsman twice, and never received a reply.

  • DHS this week announced the appointment of a new ombudsman for immigration detention, after House Democrats demanded increased oversight and accountability.

  • Complaints also have declined because those who typically file complaints on behalf of nursing home residents — family members, other visitors and long-term care ombudsmen — were shut out of facilities.

  • An inquiry headed by the Police Ombudsman, a sort of referee figure, came down against the informer allegation.

  • He not only favors New Jersey's civil-unions law, but argued that it should be backed with an ombudsman to enforce it.

  • “If you look at the new media players, not one of them has an ombudsman,” she notes.

  • The Post's ombudsman rightly defended his paper's judgement.

  • It is impossible for a single ombudsman to end all those problems quickly.