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Investigate someone thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness.

Derives from late 14th century Norway where you would investigate and check if a visitor was a vette (a supernatural being or troll) before letting them into your home.

The origin of the word is Proto-Germanic *wihti and is related to the german word "Wicht" and english "wight" and Old Norse ; «vǣt(t)r».
Robert is vetting Donald.

We should have vetted Donald before we hired him.
Vetting by tjisinkweilo August 29, 2018
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To research someone's history, habits etc.
Dexter is busy vetting his next victim.
vetting by Boonpflug September 1, 2013
In an election, the process whereby elegible citizens submit their choice for the person/party who gets to exploit them for the next 3-4years. People will often get wildly enthusiastic about which dishonest piece of crap they're going to "vote" for this time around, completely forgetting their previous experiences with politicians, which resembled nothing so much as being simultaneously mugged, insulted and assraped. If voting could change things, it would be illegal.
Person 1: Dude, are you voting today?
Person 2: No, this time around I thought I'd just save time and ask a Hell's Angel to beat me up and rob me.

Candidate: And will you be voting for me today, sir?
Voter : Why yes I am! Here, let me bend over this chair so that you can more conveniently assrape me...

voting by Big Bad Mark December 28, 2005
The process whereby enfranchised persons within the body politic attempt to exchange one mob of hapless bastards for another.
After the impeachment, the voting at the next election was furious.
Voting by sociopath9 January 22, 2010

middle finger voting 

A type of voting that describes casting one’s vote for one candidate to prevent another from winning.
This 2020 presidential election will likely embody the most widespread example of middle finger voting the US has ever seen.

middle finger voting 

When your vote for one candidate is actually a vote against another.
Why yes, I do admit to many instances when I engaged in middle finger voting!