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  1. Vetting

    Vetting is the process of performing a background check on someone before offering them employment, conferring an award, or doing fact-checking prior to making any decision. In addition, in intelligence gathering, assets are vetted to determine their usefulness.

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  1. vetting

    Vetting is the process of thoroughly examining, evaluating, and judging something or someone for their suitability, credibility, reliability, or trustworthiness. It involves conducting background checks, reviewing qualifications, conducting interviews, verifying information, and performing various assessments to assess the competence, integrity, and suitability of individuals, organizations, or ideas before making a decision or forming an opinion about them. Vetting is commonly used in contexts such as hiring employees, screening applicants, investigating potential partners or vendors, reviewing documents, or assessing the accuracy and authenticity of information.

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  1. Vetting

    Vetting is the process of performing a background check on someone before offering them employment, conferring an award, etc. A prospective person or project may be vetted before making a hiring decision. In addition, in intelligence gathering, assets are vetted to determine their usefulness.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. vetting

    A part of target development that assesses the accuracy of the supporting intelligence to targeting.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vetting in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vetting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of vetting in a Sentence

  1. Mark Krikorian:

    Adequate vetting of refugees for failed states is impossible, you could have Superman and James Bond and they wouldn’t do better than anybody else.

  2. Charlie Baker:

    I’m a big believer in a woman’s right to choose, and I think that needs to be a fundamental part of the vetting process, i hope that is a fundamental part of the vetting process as they move forward here.

  3. Angus King:

    Frankly, (the visa waiver program is) a greater vulnerability than the issue of the Syrian refugees who have to go through an 18-month to two-year vetting process. Very few get through it, most of them are women and children and elderly people. So let's focus our attention where the greatest threat is.

  4. Hillary Clinton:

    Terrorists have once again struck at the heart of Europe, but their campaign of hate and fear will not succeed, today's attacks will only strengthen our resolve to stand together as allies and defeat terrorism and radical jihadism around the world. GOP candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz essentially called for a pause on immigration until the United States improves its vetting process to keep out terrorists.

  5. De Jesus:

    That’s a continual fight. But the government spending also speaks to us. That was the disappointment and frustration you heard in brother Graham’s tone. many evangelicals are still vetting.

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  • Gary Novotny
    Gary Novotny
    A word used by the the British since at least the beginning of WW2 (closely verifying an individuals background), that has made it's way into the American english language (same meaning) within the last few years. 
    LikeReply6 years ago

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