Security Council

noun

: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security

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Should Iran fail to comply with further requests for access or explanations, the IAEA Board of Governors may convene an extraordinary meeting this summer, which could escalate the matter to the U.N. Security Council for potential political or economic action. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Despite the undeniable nature of Iran being a nefarious actor in the region, there was no imminent threat, no U.N. Security Council authorization, and no widespread international consensus to engage in such a military strike. H.a. Hellyer, Time, 30 June 2025 Surely, Beijing would use its growing diplomatic muscle to isolate Israel and the U.S., demand an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council, and introduce a resolution deploring the two governments that were attacking China’s ally. Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025 What sets Midnight Hammer apart from most other U.S. campaigns, though, is that Trump didn’t even try to make a case for legitimacy before the fact, either to Congress or the Security Council. Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Security Council

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Security Council was in 1944

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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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