forbidden word(s): DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility)

diversity n. Diversity of opinions makes for an interesting discussion: difference, variance, diversification, divergence; variety, assortment.
Ant. likeness, similarity, sameness.

from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.

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equity n. 1 The Supreme Court must judge each case with complete equity: impartiality, fair-mindedness, fairness, justice, evenhandedness, reasonableness; fair dealings, justice. 2 The family has over $10,000 equity in the house: assets over liabilities, assets after mortgage, cash value; (loosely) cash, value, profit, assets, investment.
Ant. 1 unfairness, partiality, bias, prejudice, unreasonableness; injustice

from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.

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inclusion n.

1. the act of including.
2. the state of being included.
3. something that is included.
4. the practice or policy of including and integrating all people and groups in activities, organizations, political processes, etc., especially those who are disadvantaged, have suffered discrimination, or are living with disabilities: Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

   Political and civic inclusion is vital to a sustainable democracy.

   Our company is committed to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

5. the educational policy of placing students with physical or mental disabilities in regular classrooms and providing them with certain accommodations.
6. Biology. a body suspended in the cytoplasm, as a granule.
7. Mineralogy. a solid body or a body of gas or liquid enclosed within the mass of a mineral.
8. Petrography. xenolith.
9. Logic, Mathematics. the relationship between two sets when the second is a subset of the first.

from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.

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accessibility n.

1. the quality of being easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, use, or understand:
   Transportation in boats, land vehicles, and eventually aircraft dramatically increased the accessibility of most locations on the planet.
   What is most immediately noticeable about the music is its accessibility.
2. the quality of being usable, reachable, obtainable, etc.:
   The closeness and accessibility of the moon allow us to operate there in a way that is not possible with other space destinations.
   The Open Access policy establishes the company’s expectations relating to the public accessibility of data from research done by staff members or outside contractors.
3. the quality of being suitable or adapted for use by people with disabilities:
   Undoubtedly, tourism and travel revenues will come to depend more and more on adequate accessibility as the number of senior and disabled visitors grows in the coming decades.

from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.

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DEIA n. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. DEIA is not an abstract concept; it is a framework for building institutions where everyone belongs and is able to thrive, while addressing systemic barriers that have historically excluded marginalized communities.