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Meaning of DEI hire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of diversity hire.

Examples

““One hundred percent she is a DEI hire,” he said, referring to diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Specifically, Tennessee Congressman Timothy Burchett, who is incidentally exactly the same age as Harris and arguably possesses a thinner resume, claims that because she is a woman of color chosen for such a high office, she is just another example of the kind of “mediocritythat you get when you make a “DEI hire.””
“It was a poor choice, then, for local Republicans to greet the news of the likely Democratic nominee, a woman who is Black and South Asian, by dismissing her as a “DEI hire.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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