Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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The move also triggered an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, with fears over what the recognition might mean for security in the Horn of Africa.
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Bush established the Homeland Security Council to coordinate the government’s domestic response to the new threats from abroad.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Levine, a former climate and energy director at the National Security Council and former adviser to a fire rebuild nonprofit, is running for Congress in a district that includes the Palisades.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
The State Department, White House National Security Council, the Pentagon and the intelligence community all participated in that planning.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Bush established the Homeland Security Council to coordinate the government’s domestic response to the new threats from abroad.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Levine, a former climate and energy director at the National Security Council and former adviser to a fire rebuild nonprofit, is running for Congress in a district that includes the Palisades.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
The State Department, White House National Security Council, the Pentagon and the intelligence community all participated in that planning.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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