busing

noun

bus·​ing ˈbə-siŋ How to pronounce busing (audio)
variants or less commonly bussing
1
: the act of transporting by bus
2
: the transporting of children to a school outside their residential area as a means of achieving racial balance in that school

Examples of busing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Nixon was clearly offering an agenda — a way out of Vietnam, opposing busing, and cracking down on crime, with the hope of picking up the border South. Jay Cost, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024 The Jefferson County Board of Education could hold a special meeting on magnet busing before school starts, but one has not yet been scheduled. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2024 By the time the Memphis City Council in 1971 renamed the section of U.S. Route 51 that intersected the community as Elvis Presley Boulevard, desegregation and school busing spurred the arrival of new Black students, residents and businesses. Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024 Although busing is being restored, other cuts made are not being restored. Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for busing 

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of busing was in 1920

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“Busing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busing. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

busing

noun
bus·​ing
variants or bussing
: the act of transporting by bus
especially : the transporting of children to a school outside their neighborhood in order to establish a racial balance at that school

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