INS

agency of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for enforcing the laws pertaining to the admission of foreigners into the United States

n. member of the ruling political party; influential or powerful person; influence, connections

The acronym "INS" can refer to:Immigration and Naturalization Service (United States)Indian Navy ShipInelastic neutron scatteringInertial navigation systemI Not Stupid; a Singaporean movie released in 2002Insert Key of a computer keyboardInternational Necronautical SocietyInternational Network ServicesInstitut National de Statistique (Belgium)International News ServiceInternational Numbering System adopted by the Codex Alimentarius CommissionIrish Naval ServiceInsurgency Mod
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Noun
1. an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
(synonym) Immigration and Naturalization Service
(hypernym) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
(part-holonym) Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ
(part-meronym) United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol

Noun
1. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
(synonym) inch
(hypernym) linear unit
(part-holonym) foot, ft
(part-meronym) ligne
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Adjective
1. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
(similar) fashionable, stylish
(classification) colloquialism
Adverb
1. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
(synonym) inwards, inward
2. inside an enclosed space
(antonym) out

prep. in, into, into the

<networking> The country code for India.
(1999-01-27)