different between deliberation vs vetting

English

Etymology

From Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberatioMorphologically deliberate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??l?b???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: de?lib?er?a?tion

Noun

deliberation (countable and uncountable, plural deliberations)

1. The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
   • 1863, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, 72

     The oftener the measure is brought under examination, the greater the diversity in the situations of those who are to examine it, the less must be the danger of those errors which flow from want of due deliberation, or of those missteps which proceed from the contagion of some common passion or interest.

2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure

Derived terms

• deliberational
• predeliberation

Translations

Middle French

Noun

deliberation f (plural deliberations)

1. deliberation; contemplation

Descendants

• French: délibération

English

Verb

vetting

1. present participle of vet

Noun

vetting (plural vettings)

1. A checking or investigation.
   • 2003, Jean-Paul Brodeur, Peter Gill, Dennis Töllborg, Democracy, Law, and Security

     The Military Intelligence Service in 1997 carried out nearly 18,000 security vettings, which resulted in 43 applicants being turned down because of a criminal record.

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