bus operator

collocation in English

meaningsofbusandoperator

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withoperatororbus.
bus
noun[C]
uk
/bʌs/us
/bʌs/
a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place ...
See more atbus
operator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to use and control a machine ...
See more atoperator

(Definition ofbusandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbus operator

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Therefore, an added burden is placed on thebusoperatorin rural areas in which station closures have taken place.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Anybusoperatorwill confirm that his main problem is providing enough vehicles to cope with the peak hours demand.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I understand that local authority andbusoperatorassociations are not generally in favour of a standard formula.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I certainly cannot comment on a particular contract between a local authority and abusoperator.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have had that from abusoperator.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Since the log books are kept by thebusoperator, the problem does not arise.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It should not be a matter of helping thebusoperatorto fill every bus regardless of how long people have to wait.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The county council and thebusoperatormust take account of that possibility.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They represent virtually everybusoperator, public and independent, in the land, and they are concerned about these words.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
An independentbusoperator, on the other hand, would know the requirements of the various villages and would cater for them.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A recent example in my constituency concerned abusoperatorwho carried 81 children to school on a single-decker.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One ruralbusoperatorhas already told us that he would want to sell out his firm.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I understand that local authority andbusoperatorassociations are not generally in favour of such a formula.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If he contravenes the law, or if thebusoperatorbreaks the law knowingly, then clearly they will be open to prosecution.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What obligations would exist on thebusoperatorif there was no need to notify?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Any suitably qualifiedbusoperatorwill be able to run a service directly competing with the railway.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There may be a county council that wants to undermine the services of a privatebusoperator.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
More than onebusoperatorcan join and the police and other enforcement authorities are also welcomed with open arms.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would otherwise be a case of onebusoperator, who had not invested, trying to steal a march on another who had.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofbus
Go to the definition ofoperator
See other collocations withoperator
See other collocations withbus