单词 | negative vetting |
释义 | > as lemmasnegative vetting negative vetting n. vetting carried out into an individual's general background and record in order to establish his or her suitability for an official position.Contrasted with positive vetting n. at positive adj. and n. Compounds, a more exhaustive inquiry into the character and history of candidates for positions requiring a higher level of security clearance. ΚΠ 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’. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Apr. In future, ministers will have the authority to suspend from sensitive posts anyone who is..connected with..‘a subversive group’. Previously these purge procedures, known as ‘negative vetting’ were limited to Communist or Fascist groups. 1990 Independent (Nexis) 29 Jan. 7 Between 700,000 and one million posts are subject to negative vetting, which involves checking MI5, Special Branch and police records. 2015 R. H. Allen Well-respected Man ii. 31 ‘For confidential documents, one only needs Negative Vetting,’ explained Somerset. ‘We'd only need to require Positive Vetting if we were going to classify at secret or above.’ < as lemmas |
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