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Security Council

Security Council

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A group in the United Nations that works to keep peace between countries
  • proper noun
  • Formal
translation icon : Consejo de Seguridad
  • We will send a full dossier to the Security Council tomorrow morning.
  • United Nations Security Council
  • UN Security Council
  • Security Council resolution

You're right now the president of the UN Security Council for the month of December.

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Examples

  • The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on the Ukraine crisis.

    Revealing Ukraine (2019)

  • Just one day after the liberation of Kabul in November, the Security Council outlined its vision for the next Afghan government.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Get me the Security Council.

    Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

  • I'll be speaking to the Security Council in a few minutes.

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

  • The United Nations Security Council is meeting at noon.

    No Such Thing (2002)

  • The UN Security Council is often cited as the appropriate forum for such rulings.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I thank Prime Minister May for UK's consistent support for Indias membership of the UN Security Council and nuclear supplier groups.

  • Cease-fires and armistices have frequently been imposed under the aegis of the Security Council in order to halt fighting.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The Security Council is responsible for making decisions to maintain international peace.

  • The Security Council will meet to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

security + council

The phrase is directly compositional: 'security' (matters of safety) + 'council' (a governing or advisory body) yields a body that deals with security issues, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer its basic meaning. Specific institutional details (e.g., that it is the UN's permanent body responsible for international peace) are not fully derivable, but the core sense is transparent.

Etymology

Security Council comes from the simple image of security (people who keep others safe) and a council (a small group that makes decisions). That's why it is the United Nations body that works to keep 'peace and safety' between countries.