Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diversity hire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
di-ver-si-ty hire
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is hired based on their protected class status, rather than their merits or job qualifications.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

diversity hires (plural)

Phrases

reverse discrimination

Frequently Paired Words

dieversity reverse discrimination tokenism

Synonyms

DEI hire

Questions

What does diversity hire mean?
A person who is hired based on their protected class status, rather than their merits or job qualifications.

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