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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On his first day in office, Trump revoked the security clearance of his former national security adviser John Bolton as well as his Secret Service protection.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Some of the people who left had a top-secret security clearance, called Q, which provides access to how nuclear weapons are designed and used, according to NYT analysis.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
As the film opens, George is given a list of five key suspects all with similar security clearance who might be acting as a double agent.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Officials said that Schena, who worked at the State Department's headquarters in Washington, held top-secret security clearance and had access to classified information up to the secret level at his workplace.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Some of the people who left had a top-secret security clearance, called Q, which provides access to how nuclear weapons are designed and used, according to NYT analysis.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
As the film opens, George is given a list of five key suspects all with similar security clearance who might be acting as a double agent.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Officials said that Schena, who worked at the State Department's headquarters in Washington, held top-secret security clearance and had access to classified information up to the secret level at his workplace.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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