vetting

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Vetting is checking somebody's background before trusting them. Security vetting, vetting procedures, pass the vetting.

The levels are formal in government work, running from a basic check to one that interviews your friends and examines your finances. The word comes from having a horse examined by a vet before buying it, which is exactly the idea.

Definitions of vetting

1nounvettingChecking somebody's background before trusting them.C1
“All new teachers go through vetting before they are allowed to work with children.”

vetting is a checking.

Where it comes from

vet a clipping of veterinarian.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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vetting in the wild

Cabinet Secretaries are nominated by the President and approved by Parliament, following vetting procedure.
Cabinet of Kenya
A major part of reforming the judiciary was the vetting of Magistrates and Judges in an attempt to weed out unsuitable ones.
Judiciary of Kenya
In the United Kingdom, government policy requires that staff undergo security vetting in order to gain access to government information.
Security vetting in the United Kingdom
Three of these levels are types of national security vetting clearance.
Security vetting in the United Kingdom
In 2016, cross-party support resulted in a wide-ranging reform effort, including the introduction of the vetting law.
Judiciary of Albania

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