konsumentombudsman

See also: konsumentombudsmän

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Konsumentombudsman (letter-case)

Etymology

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

Noun

konsumentombudsman c

1. a consumer ombudsman (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