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a person appointed by Parliament to investigate citizens' complaints. The name derives from the first example appointed in Sweden in 1809. There are now many in the UK, both in the public and private sector, and as a result of devolution, e.g. the Welsh Administrative Ombudsman (Ombudsman Gweinyddiaeth Cymru).
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Ombudsman programs rely heavily on volunteers, with an estimated 882 full-time equivalent paid staff, 6,764 state and local volunteers certified to investigate complaints, and 6,035 non-certified volunteers (per preliminary Administration on Aging data for 1997).
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