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 measures would come into effect only after Turkey’s National Security Council confirms that the group has disbanded and surrendered all weapons. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

That seems to be one of the reasons Iran’s Supreme Leader appointed him as the head of the Islamic Republic’s Supreme National Security Council. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

That year, China voted for five UN Security Council resolutions to impose crippling sanctions on North Korea and tighten monitoring requirements. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Ali Larijani, then secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a major figure in the country’s security and foreign policy establishment, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij, were killed in strikes on March 17. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Security Council

• counsel