Overclassification
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overclassification is a noun meaning Excessive classification.
Meaning
Excessive classification.
Example Sentences
According to the bill’s sponsor, Representative Steve Driehaus, Democrat of Ohio, there were 362,000 F.O.I.A. requests last year, and almost a third of them still remain to be processed because of overclassification.
Word Forms
- overclassifications
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overregulation, overcompartmentalization, overdocumentation, overcentralization, overclustering, overmodification.
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