Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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And if a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter, its voting rights should be suspended.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Inside Taipei’s red-brick Presidential Office Building, a senior official for its National Security Council (NSC) lays out a map of the South China Sea.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Both Sauer and Bannon said that Posobiec was in consideration for a position at the National Security Council earlier this year.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
With three months remaining in Haiti’s rocky political transition, United Nations Security Council members are calling on the country’s leaders and politicians to quickly set aside their differences and avoid a political vacuum.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Inside Taipei’s red-brick Presidential Office Building, a senior official for its National Security Council (NSC) lays out a map of the South China Sea.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Both Sauer and Bannon said that Posobiec was in consideration for a position at the National Security Council earlier this year.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
With three months remaining in Haiti’s rocky political transition, United Nations Security Council members are calling on the country’s leaders and politicians to quickly set aside their differences and avoid a political vacuum.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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