ombudsman

"Even though this is painful for me, we need to do what is right," he said of charges the country's ombudsman are preparing against former House of Representatives speaker Martin Romualdez.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Cambodia Microfinance Association, which represents the country’s more than 80 microfinance lenders, didn’t have an immediate comment on the IFC ombudsman report or the board decision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

John Caldwell was not subject to misconduct proceedings in the wake of the police ombudsman investigation.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

His administration has taken another approach this time around in the form of firing Jacqueline Smith, the ombudsman responsible for maintaining the newspaper’s editorial independence.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Further, to support implementation, the House Budget Committee and Ways and Means Committee could appoint ombudsmen to oversee the CBO and JCT transparency efforts respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

“Folks that live in skilled nursing need a champion to take on this powerful industry and improve regulatory enforcement and oversight,” said Davies, whose nonprofit sends ombudsmen into L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

“Our ombudsmen walk in markets, public places, universities, schools, madrasas and mosques,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Under Italian law, prison ombudsmen have access to jails and can hold interviews with prisoners to check their conditions.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022

Richard Harwood, the Post's ombudsmen, eventually admitted the paper had lost “a proper sense of perspective” due to such a “hyperbole epidemic.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander