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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While there are many rules around who gets security clearance, such as abstaining from cannabis use, the designation is awarded and maintained on a risk-vs-reward basis for the US government. —

Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2024 Participants didn’t need a badge or a security clearance—just an Internet connection. —

Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021 Not to mention the friend that Tehran had in Biden’s Iran envoy, Rob Malley, who has been suspended amid an investigation into his security clearance. —

The Editors, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024 Although Ahmed was cleared to travel earlier in August,, security clearance for his mother Huda, was denied. —

Jane Arraf, NPR, 31 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for security clearance

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