Definition of "overrepresented" []

• Represented in excessive or disproportionately large numbers: "Some groups, and most notably some races, may be overrepresented and others may be underrepresented” ( Scientific American). (adjective)

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• "While it is possible that school choice may sometimes be underrepresented as a topic on public radio, or that teacher unions are overrepresented, that is not what the article was getting at."
• "Or was his quote "overrepresented" by the right wing media? '"
• "Finally, researchers examined the NPY genotypes of people with major depressive disorders and found that, compared to a control group, people with low NPY were "overrepresented" in the group with depression."