Homeland Security
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- proper noun
- /ˈhoʊmlænd sɪˈkjʊrɪti/
- Literature
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Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (Estados Unidos)
- After 9/11, Homeland Security made every city have a lockdown plan.
- Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Secretary of Homeland Security
And so in this also TSA as part of the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Customs, ICE, they all fall under DHS.
- And so in this also TSA as part of the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Customs, ICE, they all fall under DHS.
- That's the FBIIRSIRS criminal investigations and they had their own Homeland Security guy.
Examples
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The Department of Homeland Security is working to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States.
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A task force created by the Homeland Security Advisory Council is reviewing the plans to ensure consistency and consensus.
Academic text (2005) -
You should work for Homeland Security.
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Two agents from Homeland Security are gonna come in here after I leave.
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There have still been no official statements from the White House or Homeland Security.
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And so the Department of Homeland Security intercepted this this transaction.
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And the US Department of Homeland Security or DHS is working very seriously on protecting us from such an event.
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The FBI and Homeland Security will tour the airport, spend two hours observing these offices before your interview process begins.
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We are also honored to publish Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff's perspective on the most timely issues of national security.
Academic text (2009) -
The establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signaled the US government's commitment to mitigate terrorist threats.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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A U.S. government department that protects the country from threats and manages national security
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'homeland' (one's native land) and 'security' (protection), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer it refers to protection of the country; this compositional meaning is cross-linguistically common. Although it is also the proper name of a U.S. government department, that institutional reading is a predictable extension of the transparent core meaning.
Etymology
Homeland Security became a common name after the 2001 attacks in the United States. It uses the clear image of the country's homeland as a house and security as the locks and guards that keep it safe, so the term refers to the government's work to 'protect' the nation.