Part of speech:
n.pl. The part of speech reflects that used in the
full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Liberal asylum traditions have been jolted by the new reality of asylum seekers coming directly from far-away lands through the development and proliferation of air transportation systems. These are the “jet people’ of the 80s who have succeeded the “boat people’ of the 70s.
Author:
Jean-Pierre Hocké
Article, document, publication, web site:
UNHCR Dateline:
Oxford University
Date of publication:
Oct. 29, 1986