National Security Council

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. the council, composed of the president, vice president, secretary of state, secretary of defense, director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that determines means by which domestic, foreign, and military policy can best be integrated for safeguarding the national security. NSC

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National Security Council Cultural  

1. A committee in the executive branch that advises the president on matters relating to domestic, military, and foreign security. The NSC also directs the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Example Sentences

He dismissed several members of the National Security Council last year, and officials within BIS working on China-related matters also departed.

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Alex’s reporting focuses in particular on the inner workings of the National Security Council and how top players in an administration formulate and execute foreign policy.

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The sprawling Taipei landmark also houses the offices of the vice president, the National Security Council and its chief, and other officials.

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The country relies on the military as the only national institution that comes close to being functional, said Juan Cruz, a former National Security Council official in charge of the Western Hemisphere.

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National Security Council, who warned that such a projection of power into the highly contested Horn of Africa could further destabilize the region.

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