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What is another word for red tape?

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Noun
Bureaucratic or administrative rules
“It is very helpful indeed to have Congress look into the whole problem of administrative red tape and delays in the execution of Federally funded programs.”
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Bureaucratic or administrative paperwork
“It's important to remember how far we have come in the effort to eliminate unnecessary Federal forms and red tape.”
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(manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product
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A prescribed order for performing a ceremony
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Behavior that is strictly proper, conventional or formal
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A thing that is done to comply with rules or regulations
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The manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed
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Something that is, or a state of being, complicated and pointless
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A hindrance or obstruction in doing something
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Adjective
Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats
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