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ˈvetting, vbl. n.
[f. vet v. 3 + -ing1.]
The action or process of vetting a person or thing; esp. the investigation of a person's background and credentials to determine his loyalty or trustworthiness; positive vetting, vetting which includes a search for weaknesses of character or anything else that could render the subject vulnerable to exploitation.
1918H. A. Vachell Some Happenings iv. 42 Doctors were so ridiculously cocksure! All the same, he felt mildly interested in the vetting... Constitutionally he was as sound as a bell. 1927Observer 17 July 13/1 The ‘vetting’ of applicants for loans would involve the State in an expenditure on itinerant investigators and inspectors. 1955H. Macmillan in Hansard Commons 7 Nov. 1499 At the beginning of 1952, a regular system of positive vetting was introduced. This procedure entails detailed research into the whole background of the officer concerned. 1970Canadian Antiques Collector July–Aug. 5/2, I was pleased to see that the vetting committee had done their work well. 1978G. Greene Human Factor i. iii. 38 Of course, he belongs to the slack vetting days, but I'd say he was clear. 1982Daily Tel. 20 July 3/1 There are some 68,000 government posts currently requiring positive vetting. Civil servants of Under Secretary rank and above are automatic candidates. |