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INR

INR

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A U.S. State Department office that studies world events to help government policy and intelligence work
  • proper noun
  • Jargon
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  • The notoriously corrupt anti-nuclear Obama, bought off by Big Oil, has scarcely put a dime in NextGen nuclear development, while the IFR reactor has been design-ready to build since 1996 after testing for many years at INR.

Examples

  • Even if that were true (which the INR, the UN inspectors, and some in the DIA would dispute), it was never agreed that Iraq had sufficient WMDs to pose the "grave" threat.

    Blog text (12)

  • International normalized ratio (INR).

    Academic text (2010)

  • The INR concluded late last year that these tubes are probably for artillery use.

    Fair Game (2010)

  • So a target for treatment is set for all people taking warfarin, based on the International Normalised Ratio (INR).

    Academic text (2012)

  • ... an official of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Near East and South Asian division (INR/NESA), John J. Kokal, 58, was found dead in the late afternoon of November 7, 2003.

    Blog text (3)

  • The U.S. Department of State's INR plays a critical role in analyzing global developments.

  • Experts at INR provide essential insights on intelligence matters to inform policy decisions.

  • The INR focuses on offering interpretive analyses that guide U.S. foreign policy.

Synonyms

Bureau of Intelligence and Research
vsINR
  • Formal
7.0

A part of the United States State Department that studies events abroad and advises diplomats

is the same organization but referred to by its abbreviated form

Surface Forms

INR main

Etymology

INR is short for the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Here intelligence means 'information for decisions' and research means 'careful study', so INR studies information to help government leaders make policy.