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ORGANIZATIONAL OMBUDSMAN [1 record]

Record 1 2020-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

An executive ombudsman may be located in either the public or private sector and receives complaints concerning actions and failures to act of the organization, its officials, employees and contractors. An executive ombudsman may either work to hold the organization or one of its programs accountable or work with the organization's officials to improve the performance of a program.

Key term(s)
  • organisational ombudsman

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes substitutifs de résolution des différends
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

L'ombudsman administratif […] fait uniquement rapport au chef de l'organisation qui fait l'objet d'une enquête, comme les ministères gouvernementaux et sociétés d'État, les universités et collèges, ainsi que les entreprises.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios alternativos de resolución de conflictos
  • Derechos y Libertades
OBS

ómbudsman: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda que, en caso de adaptar la voz sueca "ombudsman" al español, lo apropiado es escribirla con tilde en la "o", para reflejar la pronunciación esdrújula original: "ómbudsman".

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