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

The head of state opened a meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday, which sought to address the ongoing stand-off outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Then, in 2007, the world got behind a UN Security Council resolution sanctioning Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also met with Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

And Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Security Council

• counsel