National Security Council

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

National Security Council

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.

Example Sentences

They also serve as liaisons to the White House and the National Security Council.

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The vote is largely symbolic, since a decision of this nature would be in the hands of the Supreme National Security Council, the governing body overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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In a statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council also said any further Israeli attacks would be "met with a decisive, firm, and timely response by Iran".

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Israel’s National Security Council warned citizens against entering the country through its land borders with Jordan and Egypt — nations with decades-old peace treaties with Israel that have pro-Palestinian populations.

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Nevertheless, Israeli fans have been warned by their country's National Security Council not to wear Jewish or Israeli symbols while attending Eurovision.

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