• The police department was severely overmanned, and they called for the elimination of 1,605 police positions.
• It was the world's most inefficient port, due to overmanning and rigid labour laws.
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overmanned — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)mæ̱nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that a place or an industry is overmanned, you mean that you think there are more people working there or doing the work than is necessary. Many factories were chronically overmanned. Syn: overstaffed… … English dictionary
overmanned — adj. having too many people for a specific job or duty o·ver·man || əʊvÉ™rmÉ™n n. overseer; leader; umpire (Scottish) v. provide too many people for a specific job or duty … English contemporary dictionary
overmanned — adjective having more workers than are needed for a job; overstaffed overmanning noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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overmanning — overmanned o‧ver‧manned [ˌəʊvəˈmænd◂ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES having more workers than are needed for a job, activity etc; = OVERSTAFFED: • The police department was severely overmanned, and they called for the elimination of 1,605… … Financial and business terms
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overman — n. /oh veuhr meuhn/ for 1, /oh veuhr man / for 2; v. /oh veuhr man /, n., pl. overmen / meuhn/ for 1; / men / for 2, v., overmanned, overmanning. n. 1. a foreman, supervisor, or overseer. 2. a superman. v.t. 3. to oversupply with men, esp. for… … Universalium
overstaffed — o‧ver‧staffed [ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ ǁ ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES an overstaffed company, organization etc has more people working for it than it needs; = OVERMANNED: • We were overstaffed in some areas and not as competitive as we should… … Financial and business terms
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