omnibus

[om-nuh-buhs, -buhs]

noun

plural

omnibuses, omnibusses 

1. bus.

2. a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme.

adjective

1. pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once.

   an omnibus bill submitted to a legislature.

omnibus

/ -bəs, ˈɒmnɪˌbʌs /

noun

1. a less common word for bus

2. Also called: omnibus volume. a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume

3. Also called: omnibus edition. a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week

adjective

1. (prenominal) of, dealing with, or providing for many different things or cases

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnibus¹

1820–30; < French < Latin: for all (dative plural of omnis )

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnibus¹

C19: from Latin, literally: for all, from omnis all

Example Sentences

“A red locomotive, moving fast along shiny new tracks. And it blows a trail of smoke behind it? Like a man running after the omnibus while clutching a lit cigar?”

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At that moment a gusty wind kicked up and nearly blew the four of them in front of a speeding omnibus.

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“I read about him in my pop culture omnibus, and I have an eidetic memory,” Ridge said.

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But this would lock the GOP into another year of Joe Biden spending levels, starve the military, and infuriate House conservatives who were promised an end to government by continuing resolution or omnibus.

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The projects have been sped by a deregulation campaign that began in 2020 with an "omnibus law" that reformed dozens of regulations at once to boost investment and create jobs in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

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