I. ˈämnə̇ˌbəs, -nē-, -_bəs noun
( -es )
Etymology: French, from Latin, for all, dative plural of omnis all; perhaps akin to Latin ops wealth — more at opulent
1. : a public vehicle usually automotive and 4-wheeled and designed to carry a comparatively large number of passengers : bus
2. : omnibus bill
this bill is an omnibus and is being reviewed at length by the author — E.H.Wilson
3. : busboy
little omnibuses in white suits moved about gathering up papers or napkins dropped by careless diners — H.S.Harrison
4. : a book containing reprints of a number of works (as of a single author or on a single subject or related subjects)
II. adjective
: of, relating to, or providing for many things or classes at once : containing or including many items
meager appropriation in view of the omnibus nature of its assignment — Nation's Business
a sort of omnibus tribute, touching on the natives, the huts, the palm trees, … hookworm, dysentery — R.L.Taylor