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INS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
Synonyms:
Immigration and Naturalization Service; INS
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("INS" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Meronyms (parts of "INS"):
United States Border Patrol; US Border Patrol (the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States)
Holonyms ("INS" is a part of...):
Department of Homeland Security; Homeland Security (the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security)
