DEI hire

plural DEI hires

1. Synonym of diversity hire.

   “One hundred percent she is a DEI hire,” he said, referring to diversity, equity and inclusion.

   2024 July 23, Chelsea Bailey, “A GOP congressman called Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire.’ Some caution it’s a sign of what’s to come”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2024

   2 more examples

   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 “mediocrity” that you get when you make a “DEI hire.”

   2024 July 26, Susan Harmeling, Ph.D., “What Might It Mean When Critics Call Someone A DEI Hire?”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2024

   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.”

   2024 July 27, Danny Westneat, “‘DEI hire?’ WA GOP’s attempt at injury is self-inflicted”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2024

   Synonyms: diversity hire