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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)|''Omnibus'' (TV series)]], a BBC television programme (1967-2002)
*[[Omnibus (US TV series)|''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)|''Omnibus'' (album)]], by the band Tarkio
*[[Omnibus Promotion]], a Japanese audio and sound effects production company
*[[Omnibus Wind Ensemble]], Swedish musical group
*[[Minor characters in The Smurfs#Others|Homnibus]], a character in the comic and cartoon ''The Smurfs''
*A character from the ''Incredible Hulk'' comic books, an associate of the villain [[Leader (comics)|The Leader]]
*[[Omnibus (film)|''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
==See also==
*[[Omnia]]
*[[Omni (disambiguation)]]
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