omnibus
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om·ni·bus
(ŏm'nĭ-bŭs', -bəs) 
n.
Including or covering many things or classes: an omnibus trade bill.
n.
- A long motor vehicle for passengers; a bus.
- A printed anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects.
Including or covering many things or classes: an omnibus trade bill.
[French, from Latin, for all, dative pl. of omnis, all.]
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
[Latin, For all; containing two or more independent matters.] A term frequently used in reference to a legislative bill comprised of two or more general subjects that is designed to compel the executive to approve provisions that he or she would otherwise reject but that he or she signs into law to prevent the defeat of the entire bill.
Laws governing the federal budget are typically omnibus bills; for example, the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 1321).
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omnibus
IN BRIEF: A long vehicle used for public transportation.
The omnibus pulled away from the curb just as I sprinted around the corner.
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categories related to 'omnibus'
- Trucks and Buses - omnibus: public carrier for at least twelve passengers, usu. with door in rear
- Trolleys - omnibus: public carrier for at least twelve passengers, usu. with door in rear
- Books and Pages - omnibus: volume containing collection of previously published works by single author or on single theme
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Omnibus
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Omnibus may refer to:
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- Law
- Omnibus bill, a single legislative document containing many laws or amendments
- Omnibus spending bill, a single legislative document that sets the budget of many government departments
- Omnibus clause
- Omnibus hearing
- Omnibus law, a Serbian law regarding Vojvodina
- Omnibus claim, a patent claim which does not explicitly state any technical features of the product or process
- Media and entertainment
- Omnibus (UK TV series), an arts-based documentary programme
- Omnibus (U.S. TV series), an educational program
- Omnibus (talk show), an Italian series
- Anthology: Omnibus (book), a one-volume book edition of previously published books
- Omnibus (broadcast), a compilation of TV episodes
- Omnibus (film)
- Omnibus (album), by Tarkio
- Omnibus Promotion, a sound effects company
- Omnibus Wind Ensemble, a musical group
- "Omnibus", a song by XTC on the album Nonsuch
- Omnibus, a song by Lautsprecher and Katie Scate
- Omnibus, a Marvel Comics character, associated with the Leader
- Homnibus, a The Smurfs character
- Publishing
- Omnibus Press, a book publisher
- Anthology, a collection of literary works
- Three-volume novel
- Other uses
- Omnibus (survey), a research method used in interviewing
- Omnibus progression, a type of harmonic sequence
- Omnibus test, a type of statistical test
- Omnibus issue, in philately
- Bus, a road vehicle designed to carry passengers
- Wagonette, a horse-drawn wagon for passenger transport
- A system bus on some varieties of PDP-8 computers
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Omnibus
Dansk (Danish)
n. - omnibus
adj. - omfattende
Nederlands (Dutch)
verzamelbundel, autobus, multifunctioneel, bestaande uit meerdere dingen
Français (French)
n. - bus, recueil, omnibus (arch), (GB, TV) rediffusion des épisodes de la semaine
adj. - général, (Pol) qui comprend des mesures hétéroclites
Deutsch (German)
n. - Omnibus, Sammelband
adj. - umfassend, Sammel-
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λεωφορείο, συλλογή, ανθολογία
adj. - πολλαπλών χρήσεων, αποτελούμενος από διάφορα στοιχεία
Italiano (Italian)
antologia, autobus, pullman
Português (Portuguese)
n. - coletânea (m), obras completas
adj. - que se refere a diversos assuntos de uma só vez
Русский (Russian)
автобус, однотомник
Español (Spanish)
n. - antología, ómnibus, autobús
adj. - que sirve para varios objetos, general, colectivo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - omnibus, (bok)samlingsband, smörgåsnisse
adj. - samlings-, som omfattar många olika saker
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
公共汽车, 精选集, 公共马车, 综合性的, 总括的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 公共汽車, 精選集, 公共馬車
adj. - 綜合性的, 總括的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 승합마차, 식당의 허드렛일꾼
adj. - 여러 가지의 것을 포함하는, 총괄적인
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バス, 乗合馬車, 乗合自動車
adj. - 多数のものを含む, 多目的の
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حافله عموميه, كتاب يشتمل على عدد من المؤلفات (صفه) جامع, شامل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אוטובוס, כתבי-סופר, קובץ
adj. - מורכב מפריטים רבים, משרת מספר מטרות בבת-אחת
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