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Noun Concept

Categories: All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Metaphors referring to objects, Public choice theory, Waste of resources, Bureaucratic organization

bureaucratic procedure red tape

Needlessly time-consuming procedure WordNet 3.0

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Needlessly time-consuming procedure WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Red tape is an idiom referring to regulations or conformity to formal rules or standards which are claimed to be excessive, rigid or redundant, or to bureaucracy claimed to hinder or prevent action or decision-making. Wikipedia

Term describing bureaucratic regulation or standards claimed to be excessive. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A colloquialism for heavy or undesirable bureaucratic process Wikipedia Disambiguation

Time-consuming regulations or bureaucratic procedures. Wiktionary

All the red tape and paperwork that goes on there prevents any progress. Wiktionary

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procedure

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red

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