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

"This is even more urgent now, given the nature and scale of the risks at play. This is why we will set out our ideas to make a European Security Council a reality."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

There, he served on a secret National Security Council task force on U.S. control of Greenland, a role first reported by The New Yorker.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

The White House official said the pair were joined in the discussions by U.S. officials from the National Security Council, State Department and Treasury Department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that the truce did not “signify the termination of the war.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The United Nations Security Council had passed a new resolution to tighten the monitoring and enforcement of sanctions against the Taliban.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai