ombudsman
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There was a "luxury car parking area" on the grounds, according to ombudsman official Syafrida Rachmawati Rasahan, as well as a swimming pool and a gym.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
To protect its independence, Congress, in the 1991 national Defense Appropriations Act, created the office of ombudsman at the paper.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
CBS News installed Kenneth R. Weinstein as an ombudsman ahead of Ellison’s acquisition of Paramount last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The board will apparently act as a sort of ombudsman that will arbitrate disputes between employees and management regarding “alleged reporting bias or failure to meet agreed reporting fairness standards.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
Other parts of the UK have similar ombudsmen schemes.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
“Our ombudsmen walk in markets, public places, universities, schools, madrasas and mosques,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
The ombudsmen did not reveal details on the operation.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2023
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
