Security Council

noun

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

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The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans. Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026 The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country’s Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026 Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country’s Supreme National Security Council, was likely in the country to discuss what comes next after the initial round of talks, The Associated Press reported. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026 But the Republican president’s ambitions have expanded to envisioning the board as a mediator of worldwide conflicts, a not very subtle attempt to eclipse the Security Council, which is charged with ensuring international peace and security. Edith M. Lederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Security Council

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Security Council was in 1944

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