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

Health-care professionals could sell medical records; students could sell exams; aides and staffers could sell political dirt; anyone with security clearance could pay off their mortgage or buy a new car. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Another report revealed that Harp had worked in the White House for more than a year without an active security clearance. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

With his security clearance and his work at Maxar, both Russia and Ukraine could have tried to turn him. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

That was until July when his badge was voided and security clearance disappeared. — Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for security clearance

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