National Security Council

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noun U.S. Government.

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. Abbreviation: NSC

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How to use National Security Council in a sentence

One spokesman for the National Security Council has been emailing reporters Wednesday to tell them that all was fine.
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Caitlin Hayden, press secretary for the National Security Council, told The Daily Beast.
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White House and National Security Council press staff did not respond to requests for comment.
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Yet, when asked specifically about the deal, National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan kept her response vague.
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National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden declined to comment on that meeting.
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This effort must always conform to policies laid down in the National Security Council.
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National Security Council

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.