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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This week, The New York Times reported that the Pentagon is looking into whether Musk complied with disclosure rules for his top-secret security clearance requiring him to report meetings with foreign officials, citing unnamed sources.
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Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The indictment does not delve into the details of the allegations, but says Rahman had a top secret security clearance and access to sensitive compartmented information.
—Eric Tucker, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
In 2013, the RCMP began targeting two Canadians involved in large-scale trafficking of cocaine, one with connections to the Coast Guard and another with a security clearance at one of the country’s largest air force bases, according to court records.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Citizenship was a necessary precursor for security clearance, a young marine from Mexico told me.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The indictment does not delve into the details of the allegations, but says Rahman had a top secret security clearance and access to sensitive compartmented information.
—Eric Tucker, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
In 2013, the RCMP began targeting two Canadians involved in large-scale trafficking of cocaine, one with connections to the Coast Guard and another with a security clearance at one of the country’s largest air force bases, according to court records.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Citizenship was a necessary precursor for security clearance, a young marine from Mexico told me.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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