konsumentombudsman

See also: konsumentombudsmän

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of konsument (“consumer”) +‎ ombudsman (“ombudsman”). First attested in 1965.

Noun

konsumentombudsman c

  1. a consumer ombudsman[1] (abbreviated KO)
    • 1965 June 14, Dagens Nyheter, page 2:
      Tillsätt en konsumentombudsman (KO) som drar överträdelser mot reklamnormerna […]
      Appoint a consumer ombudsman (CO) to address violations of advertising standards […]
    • 2023 December 8, Sara Johansson, “KO söker praxis – för bedrägeridrabbads talan mot Nordea [CO seeks precedent – on behalf of fraud victims' claims against Nordea]”, in Dagens Juridik:
      Under torsdagen lämnar Konsumentombudsmannen, KO, i en stämningsansökan mot Nordea.
      On Thursday, the Consumer Ombudsman, CO, filed a lawsuit against Nordea.

Usage notes

  • Is often capitalised and in definitive form when referring to a specific person. Compare with English a prime minister versus the Prime Minister.

Declension

Declension of konsumentombudsman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite konsumentombudsman konsumentombudsmans
definite konsumentombudsmannen konsumentombudsmannens
plural indefinite konsumentombudsmän konsumentombudsmäns
definite konsumentombudsmännen konsumentombudsmännens

References

  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN
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