安保理(あんぽり)

あんぽり
noun
UN Security Council (abbreviation)
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1. UN Security Council
An abbreviation of 国連安全保障理事会. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for international peace and security. Consists of five permanent members with veto power and ten rotating non-permanent members.
A resolution was adopted at the Security Council.
An emergency meeting of the Security Council was held.
日本(にほん)は安保理(あんぽり)の非常任(ひじょうにん)理事国(りじこく)に選出(せんしゅつ)されたことが何度(なんど)もある。
Japan has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council numerous times.

Usage

The standard abbreviation used in news reporting. The full form 国連(こくれん)安全(あんぜん)保障(ほしょう)理事会(りじかい) is used in formal or first-mention contexts.

Etymology

Formed from one character of each part of the full name: 安(あん)(全(ぜん))保(ほ)(障(しょう))理(り)(事会(じかい)).

Common collocations

  • 安保理(あんぽり)決議(けつぎ) (Security Council resolution)
  • 安保理(あんぽり)常任(じょうにん)理事国(りじこく) (permanent member of the Security Council)
  • 安保理(あんぽり)改革(かいかく) (Security Council reform)