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over·rep·re·sent (ō′vər rep′ri zent′)

transitive verb

to represent in numbers that are greater, or in a proportion that is greater, than is statistically expected or warranted

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