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overclassification

overclassification noun: excessive classification.

Noun

overclassification (usually uncountable, plural overclassifications)

  1. (usually) Excessive classification.
    • 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.2009 March 23, “They Can’t Tell You”, in New York Times

Forms of overclassification

pluraloverclassifications

Origin of overclassification

From over- + classification.

Questions about overclassification

What does overclassification mean?
Overclassification means excessive classification.
What part of speech is overclassification?
Overclassification is a noun.
What is the plural of overclassification?
The plural of overclassification is overclassifications.

Words near overclassification in the dictionary

  1. overclasped
  2. overclasping
  3. overclasps
  4. overclass
  5. overclasses
  6. overclassification
  7. overclassified
  8. overclassifies
  9. overclassify
  10. overclassifying
  11. overclean

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