ˌtop-ˈheavy BrE AmE adjective
1 . too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall over
2 . an organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers:
The company was burdened by a top-heavy bureaucracy.
ˌtop-ˈheavy BrE AmE adjective
1 . too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall over
2 . an organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers:
The company was burdened by a top-heavy bureaucracy.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012