Omnibus
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Omnibus (English plural omnibuses), is the Latin word meaning "for all, for everyone", and may refer to:
In transportation:
- Bus, a road vehicle for transporting numerous people
- London General Omnibus Company, principal bus operator in London from 1855 to 1933
- Williams Omnibus Bus Line, first mass transportation system in Toronto, Canada
- Hedingham Omnibuses, original company name of Hedingham and District Omnibuses in Essex
- London Omnibus Traction Society, for bus enthusiasts in the U.K.
- Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Trust operaters of a transport museum near Birmingham, England
In literature:
- An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form
- Marvel Omnibus, a specific series of comic book compilations released by Marvel Comics
- Part of the title of several books, including:
- The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories, by E.M. Forster
- The Cronin Omnibus, a volume containing three novels by A.J. Cronin
- The Robert Heinlein Omnibus, science fiction stories by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Solar Pons Omnibus, a collection of detective stories by August Derleth
- Omnibus Press, a British book publisher
In law:
- Omnibus bill, legislation accepted in a single vote which contains many laws or amendments
- Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, U.S. legislation establishing the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
- Omnibus Foreign Trade and Competitiveness Act, originally passed by the U.S. Congress in 1988
- Omnibus spending bill, legislation that sets the budget of many departments of the U.S. Government at once
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, also known as COBRA
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, signed by President George H.W. Bush
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, also known as the Deficit Reduction Act
- Omnibus hearing, a legal pre-trial hearing
- Omnibus law, a Serbian law regulating the autonomous status of Vojvodina
In other entertainment:
- Omnibus (broadcast), a compilation of daily television episodes
- Omnibus (TV series), a BBC television programme (1967-2002)
- Omnibus (US TV series), an educational program hosted by Alistair Cooke (1952-1961)
- "Ninja Omnibus", an episode of the comedy video series Ask a Ninja
- "Omnibus", a song from Nonsuch (album), by the New Wave band XTC
- Omnibus (album), by the band Tarkio
- Omnibus Promotion, a Japanese audio and sound effects production company
- Omnibus Wind Ensemble, Swedish musical group
- Homnibus, a character in the comic and cartoon The Smurfs
- A character from the Incredible Hulk comic books, an associate of the villain The Leader
- Omnibus (film), a 1992 short French film
Other:
- Omnibus (survey), in which data on a wide variety of subjects is collected during the same interview
- Omnibus clause, which extends coverage in an insurance contract
- Omnibus progression, musical term for a specific sequence of chords
- Omnibus test, for statistical research
- Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno, Latin, traditional motto of Switzerland
- The I/O bus used on certain PDP-8 computers manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation