Definition of "ombudswoman" [ombudswoman]

• A woman who investigates complaints and mediates fair especially settlements between aggrieved parties such as consumers or students and an institution or organization. (noun)

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• ""The case is shocking," said Maria Luisa Cava del Llano, Spain's ombudswoman."
• "In early April, National Public Radio's ombudswoman, Alicia Shepard, released the results of her own gender survey in a blog post titled, "Where are the women?""
• "Kind of like a one-woman blogosphere ombudswoman ..."