noun
- plural of omnibus; large motor vehicles designed to carry many passengers, typically along a fixed route
- plural of omnibus; published collections containing several works, especially books or stories by one author or on one subject
- plural of omnibus; legislative bills containing many diverse or unrelated provisions
Usage: chiefly British
Usage: legal; political
Examples
- The red double-decker omnibuses are iconic symbols of London.
- Several omnibuses waited at the terminal to transport commuters.
- The publisher released omnibuses containing all of the author’s short stories.
- These omnibuses make it easy to read an entire series in one volume.
- The legislature passed several omnibuses addressing healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
- Critics argued that the omnibuses contained too many unrelated provisions.
- The bookstore featured omnibuses of classic science fiction tales.