trusteeship council

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(Hukuk) vesayet konseyi
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a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory

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United Nations Trusteeship Council
One of the main organs of the UN, composed of the five permanent members of the Security Council. It supervised the administration of trust (non-self-governing) territories, including former colonies in Africa and the Pacific. The council's job was to send inspection missions to the territories, examine petitions, review reports, and make recommendations. It suspended operations after the last trust territory, Palau, gained its sovereignty in 1994
trusteeship council

    Hyphenation

    trus·tee·ship coun·cil

    Turkish pronunciation

    trʌstişîp kaunsıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˌtrəˈstēˌsʜəp ˈkounsəl/ /ˌtrʌˈstiːˌʃɪp ˈkaʊnsəl/
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