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vetting

[vet]

noun

verb (used with object)

to examine or treat in one's capacity as a veterinarian or as a doctor.

to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.

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verb (used without object)

to work as a veterinarian.

Origin:
1860–65; short for veterinarian

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Example Sentences

But the president and his allies control the system of vetting candidates for access to the ballot.

In recent months, questions have increasingly been raised about how rigorously the university was vetting its partners.

But the committee charged with vetting nominees is only now being formed.

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But the president and his allies control the system of vetting candidates for access to the ballot.

In recent months, questions have increasingly been raised about how rigorously the university was vetting its partners.

But the committee charged with vetting nominees is only now being formed.

The process of vetting healthy devils is a delicate one.

But the buck stops with the reputation of the journalist when it comes to responsibility for vetting the info.

They are particularly bad at vetting instructors for academic qualifications.

Yet vetting failure is the latest stage in a bumpy parliamentary initiation for the radical nationalist grouping.

The way things are going, it's clear that the guy needs to start vetting his music a bit more carefully.

Since they are major figures in the field, contributors couldn't hope for a better vetting process.

After all, the vetting sytem is regularly defended by the supreme leader himself.

But it is hard to see how they can insist on vetting candidates before the vote.

In effect, all adults are subject to security vetting.

At the moment, one official body responsible for vetting these new buildings is receiving two or three applications every month.

Early retirement and careful political vetting thins the upper ranks, presumably eliminating those with undesirable views.

American police will step up training and vetting of their counterparts.

Prolyphic also operates a vetting system to guarantee the quality of translated content.

All the vetting was performed by my mother, without a hand from a state agency.

List-making itself has become part of the vetting process.

Green earlier this week that aims to use the community-driven approach to vetting green info.

Several producers have hired psychologists to help them with the vetting process.

Most executive-search consultants are experts at the vetting process because their companies' reputations are at stake.

At the time, the process for vetting drugs was sloppy at best:.

Baucus asked to choose three finalists after vetting the applicants.

After an arduous vetting process, much of it is now available to the public.

Careful vetting of diagnostic tests and treatments is always good science.

The difference is that at traditional schools this attrition is viewed as a mark of excellence---- a vetting or weeding out.

With the coming of peace, emergency wartime rules for security vetting of many government employees lapsed or were ignored.

No vetting for other aspects of personal management…fatuous.

Too many volunteers joined the fighting force without any vetting or control.

Jones's post was not seen as senior enough to warrant the full vetting given other officials.

It is an increasingly common activity for human resources departments vetting prospective employees.

Cuomo has also set up new procedures for vetting the projects.

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

vet

1848, shortened form of veteran.

Slang Dictionary

vet definition

n.
a veterinarian. (Standard English.) : The vet didn't charge much to look at the turtle.
tv.
to give a medical examination to and treat a person (or an animal). : The doctor vetted me quickly and charged an unbelievable sum for it.
n.
a (war) veteran. : The vets in the hospitals across the land appreciate your kindness.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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