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diversity hires

diversity hires is the plural of diversity hire.

Meaning of diversity hire

Noun

diversity hire (plural diversity hires)

  1. (derogatory) A person who is hired based on their protected class status, rather than their merits or job qualifications.
    • When Joe Biden announced he'd pick a woman of color as his running mate, he thought he was being progressive. Instead, he walked right into a DEI trap, gift-wrapping ammunition for every critic ready to dismiss Kamala Harris as a "diversity hire."2024 July 29, Susan Harmeling, “The ‘DEI Hire’ Trap: How Biden Turned His VP Pick Into Fodder For Critics”, in Forbes
    Synonyms:
    DEI hire

Questions about diversity hires

What is diversity hires the plural of?
Diversity hires is the plural of diversity hire.

Words near diversity hires in the dictionary

  1. diversisporacean
  2. diversities
  3. diversity
  4. diversity fatigue
  5. diversity hire
  6. diversity hires
  7. diversity is perversity
  8. diversity jurisdiction
  9. diversity statement
  10. diversivolent
  11. diversly

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