SecurityCouncil

SecurityCouncil
Se·cu·ri·ty Council (sĭ-kyo͝orʹĭ-tē) n. Abbr. SC
The permanent peacekeeping organ of the United Nations, composed of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and ten elected members.

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