overmanning

Variant of overman

overman definition

over·man (ō′vər man′, -mən; for v. ō′vər man′)

noun pl. overmen -·men′ (-men′, -mən)

a man above others in power or authority

transitive verb overmanned -·manned′, overmanning -·man′·ning

to supply with more persons than necessary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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