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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Ombudsman

I just ran across it in a program called "Red Eye" on Fox News. I consulted my dictionary, and the definition seems to help me little to understand its meaning in the program. Could you spare me a few words as to what it means? Thanks.
  

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In the UK, the ombudsman is the independent regulatory body for an industry. If you, as an individual, have a dispute with a large corporation, you might refer it to the ombudsman for arbitration. uk /

  • In the UK, the ombudsman is the independent regulatory body for an industry.
  • If you, as an individual, have a dispute with a large corporation, you might refer it to the ombudsman for arbitration.
  • uk /
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In the UK, the ombudsman is the independent regulatory body for an industry. If you, as an individual, have a dispute with a large corporation, you might refer it to the ombudsman for arbitration. For example, the ombudsman for the telephone and telecoms industry is Ofcom: http://www.ofcom.org.uk
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Thanks, Rose.

Now I know "ombudsman" better.

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