1. having more workers or staff than necessary
Usage: business; organizational

Examples

• The factory was overmanned and had to lay off several employees.
• Management realized the department was overmanned after the merger.
• The overmanned ship carried twice as many crew members as needed.
• Budget cuts were necessary because the office was clearly overmanned.
• The project failed partly because it was overmanned and poorly coordinated.
• They discovered the night shift was overmanned compared to day operations.