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omnibus

[ om-nuh-buhs, -buhs ]

noun

, plural om·ni·bus·es, om·ni·bus·ses.
  1. 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

/ ˈɒmnɪˌbʌs; -bəs /

noun

  1. See bus
    a less common word for bus
  2. Also calledomnibus volume a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
  3. Also calledomnibus 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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of omnibus1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of omnibus1

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

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Example Sentences

Late Thursday night, the House passed the combination continuing resolution/omnibus spending bill by a vote of 219-206.

In between, Stockman missed key votes in Washington, including the omnibus budget.

She railed against the omnibus budget deal that just passed Congress.

Coburn was one of the two senators not to vote on the omnibus budget bill earlier Thursday.

Despite a threatened amendment to defund Obamacare from Ted Cruz, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the omnibus budget Thursday.

Or, ‘My friend, my poor old father has just been run over by an omnibus; let us have a drink.’

A learned Professor declared that no person unacquainted with astronomy could correlate “Moon” to “Omnibus.”

Ab eo igitur tpore Patres nostros perhumaniter habuit, atque honorific in omnibus, mensque benign accepit.

In taking your place in an omnibus or car, do so quietly, and then sit perfectly still.

But the time comes when people must go out of town, and so I got on the top of the omnibus, and the carpet-bag was put inside.

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