Security Council

noun

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

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The Security Council has been monitoring the 2016 peace accord at the government’s request and Bula said its implementation remains a commitment. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Last week, Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, described the current economic situation as one of the most difficult periods the country has faced. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 President Iliana Yotova spoke to reporters after an emergency meeting of the country's Security Council following drone attacks on ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 The Truman administration forwent congressional approval altogether and used United Nations Security Council resolutions to justify the intervention against Communist forces in the north, according to a White House news release from the time. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Security Council

Word History

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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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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