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.

Examples of security clearance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So that left Bill Pulte, this controversial head of the Federal Housing Agency, who has no prior intelligence background or security clearance, in charge. — CBS News, 21 June 2026

The report showed that certain analysts had accessed information far beyond their security clearance levels. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 June 2026

The type of workers who may be targeted include security clearance holders, military personnel including those stationed in the Indo-Pacific region, and people with indirect or peripheral access to government information, such as journalists or think tank employees. — ABC News, 4 June 2026

Everyone on the team of about 40 people assigned to the office must have a top-secret security clearance, The Post said. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 June 2026

Rhymes for security clearance

• adherence
• appearance
• coherence
• preclearance
• disappearance
• incoherence
• interference
• perseverance
• reappearance
• noninterference