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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As part of that role, Irizarry has a top-secret security clearance.
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 4 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
With no additional security clearance required, showing up 15 minutes prior to departure offers plenty of time to embark and get situated.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 4 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
With no additional security clearance required, showing up 15 minutes prior to departure offers plenty of time to embark and get situated.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for security clearance
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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