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ombudswoman

[om-buhdz-woom-uhn, -boodz-, awm-]

om·buds·wom·an

[om-buhdz-woom-uhn, -boodz-, awm-]
noun, plural -wom·en.
a woman employed to investigate complaints against government or institutional officials, employers, etc.

Origin:
1960–65; ombuds(man) + -woman


See -woman.

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