Omnibus 229121 221266149 2008-06-23T19:48:40Z Winchelsea 4111006 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/137.87.0.200|137.87.0.200]] to last version by Lugnuts (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Wiktionary|omnibus}} {{wiktionary|omnis}} '''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)]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Omnibus (rozcestník)]] [[de:Omnibus (Begriffsklärung)]] [[fr:Omnibus (homonymie)]] [[it:Omnibus]] [[nl:Omnibus]] [[ja:オムニバス (曖昧さ回避)]] [[no:Omnibus]] [[pl:Omnibus]]