| 单词 | positive vetting |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspositive vetting positive vetting n. detailed and exhaustive vetting of a person, usually for an official post; spec. (British) a process of exhaustive inquiry into the background and character of a candidate for a civil service post that involves access to secret material.Cf. negative vetting n. at negative adj., adv.2, and int. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > appraisal of character or qualities estimate1589 vetting1918 appraisal1950 positive vetting1954 performance appraisal1955 peer review1967 1954 N.Y. Times 12 Oct. 8/6 He [sc. the British Home Secretary] explained that by negative vetting he meant checking up on people by inquiring from others about them, while ‘positive vetting means that they've got to answer questions themselves, give references and so on’. 1955 H. 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. 1982 Daily 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. 2006 Austral. Financial Rev. 8 Dec. 73 Positive vetting involves specialist investigators probing deeply into a candidate's past. 2011 Guardian 25 July 29 I was put through the complete positive vetting procedure by government security, then based at the Ministry of Aviation. < as lemmas |
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