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overrepresent Definition

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

overrepresent Related Forms
o′ver·rep′·re·sen·ta′·tion noun
overrepresent Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • greatly: Scots if anything were greatly overrepresented proportionately in the British officer corps and the empire's bloated bureaucracy.

Preposition: in

  • system: Despite clear evidence that black and minority ethnic people are consistently overrepresented in the system, there are no clear guidelines to tackle this.