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Red Tape
see synonyms of red tapeNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Red Tape
see synonyms of red tapenoun
obstructive official routine or procedure; time-consuming bureaucracy
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Red Tape
see synonyms of red tape1.
official forms and routines
2.
too great attention to regulations and routine, resulting in delay in getting business done
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Red Tape
see synonyms of red tapen.
The collection or sequence of forms and procedures required to gain bureaucratic approval for something, especially when oppressively complex and time-consuming.
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