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

The best evidence of that sordid policy comes from Kissinger’s own National Security Council files, including near-verbatim transcripts of his face-to-face negotiations with communist leaders.

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“Landon Heid is a valued voice within the administration and will continue executing the President’s America First Asia policy at the National Security Council,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said.

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Attempting humor, she responded with a “your mom” quip alongside National Security Council Senior Director Stephen Cheung.

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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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