Security Council

American  

noun

1. the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.

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Security Council British  

noun

1. a permanent organ of the United Nations established to maintain world peace. It consists of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US) and ten nonpermanent members

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Security Council Cultural  

1. An important division of the United Nations that contains five permanent members — the United States, Britain, China, France, and Russia — and ten rotating members. It is often called into session to respond quickly to international crises. Any permanent member can exercise a veto over a resolution before the Security Council.

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Security Council

The UN's most powerful body, the Security Council, meets Friday to hold another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to lead the embattled organization.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

He said that the Security Council "must understand a simple truth: we are not going anywhere."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

He warned of possible price rises for millions of people across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, and called for an urgent United Nations Security Council session to address the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The latest developments come as a top UN official told the Security Council in New York on Tuesday that "the West Bank is at breaking point".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Amid all of this emotional chaos, I received an invitation to speak to the United Nations Security Council about children and armed conflict.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana