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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She was stripped of her security clearance and forced to clean the men’s latrines.
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Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
Like the president, members of Congress get access to classified information by virtue of election, not by going through the regular security clearance process.
—Dakota Rudesill, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
The barriers to recruiting technology talent—a security clearance process that can take years and an opaque, antiquated, and painfully slow hiring process that averages 150 days—are considerable.
—Michèle A. Flournoy, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Sharing classified information with someone who doesn't have a security clearance is a felony.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
Like the president, members of Congress get access to classified information by virtue of election, not by going through the regular security clearance process.
—Dakota Rudesill, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
The barriers to recruiting technology talent—a security clearance process that can take years and an opaque, antiquated, and painfully slow hiring process that averages 150 days—are considerable.
—Michèle A. Flournoy, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Sharing classified information with someone who doesn't have a security clearance is a felony.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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