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security council

Security Council. A principal organ of the United Nations, consisting of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and ten additional members elected at stated intervals, charged with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, and esp. of preventing or halting wars by diplomatic, economic, or military action. […]

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council

council. 1. A deliberative assembly (the U.N. Security Council). common council. 1. In some cities, the lower branch of a city council. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 82. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 209.] 2. In some cities, the city’s governing board. [Cases: Municipal Corpora-tions 80. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 208–210, 213–219.] general council. A body of elected

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international criminal tribunal

international criminal tribunal 国际刑事法庭 联合国安全理事会〔United Nations Security Council〕建立的专门特设法庭,用于审理严重违反国际人道主义准则的个人的罪行,如战争罪、违反人道罪、种族灭绝罪。在20世纪90年代,有两个这样的专门特设法庭,即联合国前南斯拉夫〔former Yugoslavia〕国际刑事法庭和联合国卢旺达〔Rwanda〕国际刑事法庭,前者的建立是因为1992年开始发生的种族清洗〔ethnic cleansing〕,后者则基于1994年发生的种族大屠杀。

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secretary of state

Secretary of State. 1. The member of the President’s cabinet who heads the U.S. Department of State. • The Secretary is the first-ranking member of the cabinet and is also a member of the National Security Council. He or she is fourth in line of succession to the presidency after the Vice President, the Speaker

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