security clearance

noun

: special permission given only to people who are approved to know or see secret things
The documents are only available to people with security clearance from the government.

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That was until July when his badge was voided and security clearance disappeared. — Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Yaroch used his top-secret security clearance to log on to government databases and memorize the passphrases associated with adversarial accounts. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026 Green card holders like Haji Zada, who lives in Texas, have slightly elevated protections, such as the right to have the government appoint her counsel with a security clearance. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 30 July 2026 His last film, a three-hour biopic about a communist-sympathizing physicist losing his security clearance, made nearly $1 billion. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for security clearance

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