Red tape
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title:
Red tape
text:
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. It is usually applied to governments, corporations, and other large organizations. Things often described as "red tape" include filling in paperwork, obtaining licenses, having multiple people or committees approve a decision and various low-level rules that make conducting one's a
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description:
Idiom for excessively bureaucratic procedures or regulations
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tape
date created:
2004-02-14T01:25:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T21:05:04Z
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