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Definition of top-heavy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

top-heavy

adjective
 
/ˌtɒp ˈhevi/
 
/ˌtɑːp ˈhevi/
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  1. too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall
  2. (of an organization) having too many senior staff compared to the number of workers
    • top-heavy bureaucracy
    • a top-heavy management structure
See top-heavy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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