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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Sharing classified information with someone who doesn't have a security clearance is a felony.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
In reality, Bauer had been suspended without pay and lost his security clearance at the FBI’s New Orleans office in late 2018, a senior FBI official later confirmed to the AP.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Prosecutors allege Wei, who held a security clearance, stole national defense information and sold it to a Chinese spy.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The paragraph details Trump’s alleged showing of a classified document to someone without a security clearance in 2021.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 June 2024
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
In reality, Bauer had been suspended without pay and lost his security clearance at the FBI’s New Orleans office in late 2018, a senior FBI official later confirmed to the AP.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Prosecutors allege Wei, who held a security clearance, stole national defense information and sold it to a Chinese spy.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The paragraph details Trump’s alleged showing of a classified document to someone without a security clearance in 2021.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 June 2024
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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