1. to represent (a group, category, or viewpoint) in disproportionately large numbers or with excessive prominence
Usage: transitive verb; commonly used in academic, statistical, and social contexts

Examples

• Women are overrepresented in nursing but underrepresented in engineering.
• The study found that wealthy neighborhoods were overrepresented in the sample.
• Media coverage tends to overrepresent violent crimes while ignoring more common offenses.
• Certain age groups are overrepresented in the prison population.
• The committee's composition overrepresents urban interests at the expense of rural ones.
• Young people are overrepresented among social media users.
• The dataset overrepresents responses from English-speaking countries.