Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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The General Assembly vote was a global survey of support for the Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member - a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state - after the U.S. vetoed it in the U.N. Security Council several weeks earlier.
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Michelle Nichols, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Among its accomplishments were the creation of the National Security Council, Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense.
—AZCentral.com, 27 July 2025
Until now, China and Russia were the only permanent members of the U.N. Security Council that recognized Palestinian statehood.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
France will be the first member of the UN Security Council and the G7 nations to do so.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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Michelle Nichols, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Among its accomplishments were the creation of the National Security Council, Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense.
—AZCentral.com, 27 July 2025
Until now, China and Russia were the only permanent members of the U.N. Security Council that recognized Palestinian statehood.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
France will be the first member of the UN Security Council and the G7 nations to do so.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for Security Council
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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