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

Ollivant is a former official at the White House's National Security Council who graduated from West Point. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Activists also met with Sebastian Gorka, a member of the National Security Council, and other White House officials. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

From the beginning of the conflict Moscow consistently used its place on the UN Security Council to veto Western resolutions condemning Assad. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Negrea was referring to the five permanent members of the Security Council. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 28 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Security Council

• counsel