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overrepresented
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o·ver·rep·re·sent·ed  (vr-rpr-zntd)
adj.
Represented in excessive or disproportionately large numbers: "Some groups, and most notably some races, may be overrepresented and others may be underrepresented" (Scientific American).

over·repre·sen·tation (-zn-tshn, -zn-) n.


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