overconcentration
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərkənˈsɛntrəˌʃən/
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sobrecarga
- Checks and balances on the various levels of government, thereby guarding against an overconcentration of power at the national level while allowing for flexibility to address local priorities.
- overconcentration of power
Examples
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The problem is not overpopulation; the problem is the overconcentration of human populations in urban/suburban areas.
Blog text (15) -
Deng did plan to fight bureaucraticism, the overconcentration of power, patriarchism, cadres' life tenure, and various prerogatives.
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While recognizing the inevitability of manias and panics, it had not a word about house prices, overconcentration in real estate risk, or the hyper-leveraging of mortgage credit, which was then ubiquitous.
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The overconcentration of wealth in a few hands can lead to social unrest.
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Urban planners are concerned about the overconcentration of people in the city center.
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The school's resources suffered from an overconcentration on sports at the expense of academics.
Synonyms
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3.5
A large number of people or things gathered in one place
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2.8
Too many people or things in one place causing problems
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5.7
Too much of something that is not needed
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6.9
Too much of something so people cannot handle it or it does not work well
Too many people in one place, making it uncomfortable and hard to move
A place that is very full of people and hard to move in
Antonyms
How Concentrated
Surface Forms
Morphology
overconcentration = concentration (transparent) = over + concentrate + ion
Formed by productive prefix 'over-' (excessive) + the noun 'concentration', so the meaning 'excessive gathering/focus' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Overconcentration combines over- (meaning 'too much') with concentration, which is like bringing things to a center or one place. So overconcentration means having 'too much' of something gathered in one area.