overrepresent

American  

[oh-ver-rep-ri-zent] / ˌoʊ vərˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to give too much representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately high.

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Other Word Forms

• overrepresentation noun

Example Sentences

Rent-tracking firms like CoStar and Apartment List can overrepresent large apartment buildings and higher-end units.

From Seattle Times

And these collections can also be biased because of colonial history: London institutions, for example, might overrepresent tarantulas from former English colonies as opposed to other parts of the world.

From New York Times

When the number of members of the House was capped at 435, the consequence was to further overrepresent the rural states, thus taking the nation deeper into a minority rule, and as Mr. Masket wrote, a situation that is “unsustainable.”

From Washington Post

“We tried to overrepresent darker-skin-toned people in our testing to make sure that it’s not skewed toward a particular tone,” he said.

From Washington Post

“The conservative pastors confronting the government’s virus-control measures are basically outsiders, but their outspokenness leads them to overrepresent the entire Protestant church.”

From Washington Post