omnibus.

1. Combining many different matters within a single measure or publication.

2. A book containing several works, often by one author or from one series.

3. A large public passenger vehicle, especially in older usage.

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Words that belong together

• omnibus bill
• omnibus survey

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The omnibus bill included unrelated changes to licensing rules.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative.. Noun singular omnibus; plural omnibuses.. Noun singular omnibus; plural omnibuses. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, qualification. Commonness: uncommon.