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Secu′rity Coun′cil, 
  1. Governmentthe division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Security Council n
  1. a permanent organ of the United Nations established to maintain world peace. It consists of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US) and ten nonpermanent members
'Security Council' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Lake Success - Joint Chiefs of Staff - National Security Council - NSC - United Nations - veto - SC

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