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dei1
- ManglishSinglishalternativeAlternative spelling of dey (“informal term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.”).
DEI2
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
A second EO states that any “discriminatory” policies related to DEI in the military will be banned.
2025 January 27, Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, “Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Apr 20252 more examples
The former president’s son Donald Jr. swiped at Ms. Griner’s identity when he wrote that the Biden administration “was apparently worried that their DEI score would go down if they freed an American Marine,” using the corporate-world acronym for diversity, equity and inclusion.
2022 December 9, Jonathan Weisman, Ken Bensinger, quoting Donald Trump Jr., “Blowback Over Griner’s Release Exposes Depth of America’s Divisions”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2022The universities’ publicly stated positions imply that there is only one proper way to interpret the DEI trinity: through the concept of “anti-racism,” which may not mean what you think it means.
2023 February 10, Graeme Wood, “DEI Is an Ideological Test”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2023
- abbreviationhistoricalinitialismgeographyInitialism of Dutch East Indies.
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dei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dei
“dei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dei. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dei.
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