ombudswoman
Americannoun
Gender
See -woman.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ombudswoman
First recorded in 1960–65; ombuds(man) + -woman
Example Sentences
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The Voronezh region, which surrounds the city and borders a part of Ukraine captured by Moscow, is one of the "most frequently" targeted in aerial attacks, Russian ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova said last month.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Latvia's ombudswoman Karina Palkova called for the treaty not to be politicised, and the group Equality Now said it was "not a threat to Latvian values, it was a tool to realise them".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
In her role as the ombudswoman for the state’s Office of Youth and Community Restoration, Sharony said supervisors told her she was supposed to be “the only teeth” the agency had.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
In March, Russian children’s rights ombudswoman Maria Lvova-Belova said 1,000 children from Ukraine were in Russia.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
“Miss Thrush was grooming me to be second assistant to the ombudswoman there. The examination’s very difficult. I’ve been studying for twenty-one years.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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