Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the country’s National Security Council, was among foreign dignitaries at the Pyongyang parade.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Present were about 15 high-ranking economists and specialists in international affairs from the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Economic Council, and the National Security Council.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The Security Council has been monitoring a 2016 peace accord between the government and what was then the largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, at the government's request.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
By the end of the Biden administration, National Security Council officials started to doubt the government's official position.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Present were about 15 high-ranking economists and specialists in international affairs from the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Economic Council, and the National Security Council.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The Security Council has been monitoring a 2016 peace accord between the government and what was then the largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, at the government's request.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
By the end of the Biden administration, National Security Council officials started to doubt the government's official position.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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