ombudsmanship


om·buds·man

O0070700 (ŏm′bŭdz′mən, -bədz-, -bo͝odz′-)n.1. A man who investigates complaints and mediates fair settlements, especially between aggrieved parties such as consumers or students and an institution or organization.2. A government official, especially in Scandinavian countries, who investigates citizens' complaints against the government or its functionaries.
[Swedish, from Old Norse umbodhsmadhr, deputy, plenipotentiary : umbodh, commission (um, about, around, all over; see ambhi in Indo-European roots + bodh, command; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots) + madhr, man; see man- in Indo-European roots.]
om′buds′man·ship′ n.

ombudsmanship

(ˈɒmbʊdzmənˌʃɪp) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the position or function of an ombudsman