overmanning
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o·ver·man
(ō′vər-mən)n.
1. A person having authority over others, especially an overseer or a shift supervisor.
2. (ō′vər-măn′) See superman.
tr.v. (ō′vər-măn′) o·ver·manned, o·ver·man·ning, o·ver·mans
To provide with more personnel than necessary.
[N., sense 2, translation of German Übermensch : über, over, higher + Mensch, man.]
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overmanning
(ˌəʊvəˈmænɪŋ)n
the act of supplying with an excessive number of men
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