DEI

Appendix:Variations of "dei" English diversity, equity, and inclusion Pronunciation en D E I Noun - en diversity, equity and inclusion. en EDI DIE en Jonathan Weisman; Ken Bensinger Blowback Over Griner’s Release Exposes Depth of America’s Divisions w:The New York Times 2022-12-09 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/us/politics/griner-blowback.html 0362-4331 Donald Trump Jr. 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251008032732/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/us/politics/griner-blowback.html 8 October 2025 en w:The Atlantic DEI Is an Ideological Test Graeme Wood 2023-02-10 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/christopher-rufo-manhattan-institute/673008/ The 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251008071441/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/christopher-rufo-manhattan-institute/673008/ 8 October 2025 en 2024-04-21 w:The Guardian Racist dog whistle: the right wing has weaponized ‘DEI’ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/21/dei-language-conservatives-baltimore https://web.archive.org/web/20240815055755/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/21/dei-language-conservatives-baltimore en Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/donald-trump-military-executive-orders/index.html 2025-01-27 A second EO states that any “discriminatory” policies related to DEI in the military will be banned. https://web.archive.org/web/20250415133910/https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/donald-trump-military-executive-orders/index.html Usage notes American conservative or right-wing groups often use the term pejoratively towards anything or anyone nonwhite, female (in some cases), LGBTQ+, or perceived as supporting progressive beliefs. Coordinate terms derogatory, leftism woke woke mind virus politically correct Derived terms en DEI hire Related terms en DEIA DEIB JEDI Proper noun en geography historical en Dutch East Indies. Anagrams en dei 'eid EID e-ID IED -ide EDI eID Ide Eid 'Eid DIE IDE ide -ied die eid en Leftism Social justice