Synonyms for clearance
ˈklɪər ənsclear·ance

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1. clearancenoun

   the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

   Synonyms:
   headway, headroom

2. headroom, headway, clearancenoun

   vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

   Synonyms:
   head, headroom, dynamic headroom, headway

3. clearancenoun

   permission to proceed

   "the plane was given clearance to land"

   Synonyms:
   headway, headroom

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1. • Permission
   • Room
   • Separation

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1. clearancenoun

   Synonyms:
   discharge, release, exoneration, acquittal

2. clearancenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Com.) permission to leave port, permission to sail

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1. List of paraphrases for "clearance":

   demining, removal, authorization, clearing, lei, cleaning, liquidation, mine-clearance, de-mining, cleansing, authorisation, mine-clearing, slack, lui, postage, demolition, empowerment, clean-up, mine, abduction, cleanup, approval, removing, discharge, permission, winding-up, elimination, clearances, release

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1. Kris Goldsmith:

   Teixeira is a great example of how the department of defense has failed to figure out how to root out extremists, the fact that he was able to get a top secret security clearance after it became known to the local police that he shouldn’t have a gun, kind of boggles the mind and it makes me wonder what other kind of problems there are with the clearance system.

2. Dawlat Waziri:

   Right now, the Taliban have left Kunduz city. A clearance operation is ongoing.

3. Lindsay Barnes:

   Michelle Steel employs the same disinformation that has led to an increase in violence against members of the Asian American community, while shamelessly smearing a member of the U.S. Naval Reserves, as a Taiwanese American who holds a Top Secret security clearance, Lt. Commander Jay Chen deeply understands the threat China poses to the United States. While Confucius Classrooms were widely accepted across the United States a dozen years ago, including by the State Department, the Chinese Communist Party’s evolution as an aggressor towards the United States and its democratic allies has further informed the U.S. State Department’s evaluation of these programs, and Lt. Commander Chen remains aligned with their analysis.

4. Jens Spahn:

   It was to be expected that this would have an influence on the decision of the regulatory authorities and then the permanent vaccine commission, we just don’t know yet how concretely -- so let’s wait for the decision tomorrow on clearance and then the final recommendation from the permanent vaccine commission.

5. White House:

   No employee of the executive branch is or has been authorized to disclose to the committee information about individual security clearance files or background investigations.