What does ómnibus mean?

Definitions for ómnibus
ˈɒm nəˌbʌs, -bəsómnibus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. omnibusnoun

    an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

  2. bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicleadjective

    a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

    "he always rode the bus to work"

  3. omnibus(a)adjective

    providing for many things at once

    "an omnibus law"

GCIDE

  1. Omnibusnoun

    (Printing) A volume containing collected and reprinted works of a single author or on a single theme.

  2. omnibusadjective

    Pertaining to or dealing with a variety of topics at one time; as, omnibus legislation; an omnibus budget bill.

Wiktionary

  1. omnibusnoun

    A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus).

  2. omnibusnoun

    An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.

  3. omnibusnoun

    A broadcast program consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week.

    The omnibus edition of "The Archers" is broadcast every Sunday morning at 11.00.

  4. omnibusnoun

    A stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.

  5. omnibusadjective

    Containing multiple items.

    The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.

  6. Etymology: From omnibus, dative plural of omnis

ChatGPT

  1. omnibus

    Omnibus is a noun or adjective with multiple contexts, but in general, it refers to including or dealing with many different things at once. As a noun, it often refers to a book containing multiple works by a single author or on a similar theme, or a vehicle carrying many passengers, like a bus. In politics, it refers to a single bill or measure that encompasses a wide range of diverse matters or topics.

Wikidata

  1. Omnibus

    Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Omnibus

    om′ni-bus, adj. including all: covering many different cases or objects, as 'an omnibus clause.'—n. a large four-wheeled vehicle for passengers, chiefly between two fixed points:—pl. Om′nibuses. [Lit. 'for all,' L. dative pl. of omnis, all.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. OMNIBUS

    A test for Patience, still popular in England. From Grk. _oneiros_, dream, and _baino_, to go or move. A dream of motion.

Editors Contribution

  1. Omnibus

    Consolidate-several versions clubbed together and works chosen to bring a consolidated version.

    Several fairy tales stories had come out so a person decided to club it and bring a single version selecting from the earlier.


    Submitted by Lighthouse21 on April 15, 2018  

Etymology and Origins

  1. Omnibus

    The dative Latin plural of omnes, all. In a public vehicle of this kind there is room for many, without class distinction.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ómnibus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ómnibus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ómnibus in a Sentence

  1. Paul Ryan:

    We want to get it right, we don’t want to rush legislation, especially big legislation like this: omnibus appropriations.

  2. Kelli Ward:

    Congress's bipartisan spending addiction was on full display earlier this year when Arizona Reps. Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally voted for the $ 1.3 trillion omnibus bill, which was rife with waste and funded innumerable Democratic priorities, the President's proposed spending cuts should be passed right away.

  3. Joseph Schumpeter:

    For the duration of its collective life, or the time during which its identity may be assumed, each class resembles a hotel or an omnibus, always full, but always of different people.

  4. Jim Jordan:

    People hate the big spending omnibus that didn't address real conservative concerns.

  5. Donald Trump:

    To prevent the omnibus situation from ever happening again, I'm calling on Congress to give me a line item veto for all government spending bills and the Senate must end -- they must end -- the filibuster rule and get down to work.

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