Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
Examples of Security Council in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
By the end of the Biden administration, National Security Council officials started to doubt the government's official position.
—
Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Gonzalez, the former National Security Council official, said senior policymakers thought that embassy staff were showing favoritism to Bukele, sending reports that minimized the growing crisis of democracy in El Salvador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
This interagency process involved not only Vance’s office but the National Security Council, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of the Treasury, the Justice Department, the Department of Commerce, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Security Council
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Gonzalez, the former National Security Council official, said senior policymakers thought that embassy staff were showing favoritism to Bukele, sending reports that minimized the growing crisis of democracy in El Salvador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
This interagency process involved not only Vance’s office but the National Security Council, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of the Treasury, the Justice Department, the Department of Commerce, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Security Council
Cite this Entry
“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share