The United Nations Word Search
A free The United Nations word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: CHARTER, SECURITY, COUNCIL, GENERAL, ASSEMBLY, PEACEKEEPING, VETO, MEMBER, STATES, HUMAN, RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT.
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The United Nations word list, defined
- CHARTER /ˈtʃɑːrtər/ · noun
- A formal document granting rights, privileges, or authority, especially one establishing an organization such as a city, university, or company; also a contract for the hire of a vehicle such as a ship or aircraft. Related: contract, agreement, license, deed.
- SECURITY British: /sɪˈkjʊərəti/; US: /sɪˈkjʊrəti/ · noun
- Protection against danger, loss, or disruption, or the state of being free from such threats. It may also refer to the people, measures, or arrangements that provide protection. Related: protection, safety, safeguarding, defence.
- COUNCIL /ˈkaʊnsəl/ · noun
- A council is an assembly of people convened for advice, deliberation, or decision-making, often an official body governing a city, county, or organization. Related: assembly, committee, board, panel.
- GENERAL /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/ · adjective, noun, adverb, verb
- Concerning all or most members of a group, rather than one particular person or thing; overall or usual. As a noun, it can mean a senior military commander or, in the phrase 'a general', a person concerned with a subject in an overall way. Related: comprehensive, broad, overall, widespread.
- ASSEMBLY /əˈsɛmbli/ · noun
- A group of people gathered together for a common purpose, especially a formal meeting or legislative body; also the action or process of fitting parts together into a whole. Related: gathering, congregation, meeting, convention.
- PEACEKEEPING /ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/ · noun
- Peacekeeping is the activity of helping maintain or restore peace, especially by monitoring ceasefires, supporting peace agreements, and protecting civilians. It is commonly associated with international military, police, and civilian missions. Related: peacemaking, peace enforcement, conflict resolution, mediation.
- VETO /ˈviːtoʊ/ (US); /ˈviːtəʊ/ (British) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a veto is an official rejection or an authority to prevent a proposed action from proceeding, especially in a legislative, executive, or other governing body. As a verb, to veto means to reject or prevent something through such an authority. Related: rejection, prohibition, bar, block.
- MEMBER /ˈmɛmbər/ · noun
- A person who belongs to a group, organization, society, or other collective body. In some contexts, it also means a part or component of a larger whole. Related: participant, adherent, participant, constituent.
- STATES /steɪts/ · noun and verb
- As a plural noun, states means sovereign countries or the constituent political units of a federation; it can also mean particular conditions or situations. As a verb, states means to express something formally or authoritatively. Related: countries, nations, provinces, regions.
- HUMAN /ˈhjuːmən/ · adjective & noun
- Relating to or characteristic of people, especially as opposed to animals or machines. As a noun, a person or member of the human species. Related: person, mortal, earthly, humane.
- RIGHTS /raɪts/ · plural noun; verb (third-person singular present)
- Rights are the legal, political, or moral entitlements belonging to people, such as the rights to equality, privacy, or free speech. The word can also refer to powers or permissions connected with property, information, or participation. Related: privileges, liberties, entitlements, freedoms.
- DEVELOPMENT /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ · noun
- The process of growing, progressing, or maturing; the act or result of creating, elaborating, or bringing something into a more advanced or effective state. Related: growth, progress, advancement, evolution.
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