Synonyms for red tape
red tape

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1. red tapenoun

   Synonyms:
   administrativia, paperwork, administrivia

2. red tapenoun

   A derisive term for regulations or bureaucratic procedures that are considered excessive or excessively time- and effort-consuming.

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

   Synonyms:
   paperwork, administrativia, administrivia

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1. bureaucratic procedure, red tapenoun

   needlessly time-consuming procedure

   Synonyms:
   bureaucratic procedure

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1. Suzanne Sisley:

   With marijuana you have to go through added layers of government red tape. It highlights the way marijuana research is being shackled by politics.

2. Greg Adams:

   I trusted that there was a system in place in 2010 when I wrote his letter of recommendation and then basically what you find over time is there's a bunch of bureaucratic red tape in a deeply flawed system, in my case, nobody's really asked me a question about whether Moneer is somebody that I would trust – which I have over and over again – with my life.

3. Karen Kerrigan:

   The men and women who own and operate American startups and small businesses say complex and expensive regulations are among the biggest challenges they face when starting or growing their businesses or creating new jobs, through Rethink Red Tape, we hope to change that. We need smarter regulation that balances the need to protect our families, consumers and the environment while promoting a thriving small business economy.

4. Michelle Wineberg:

   I would never tell someone not to go to college. But you really need a whole village to navigate the system. It's a struggle to get through all the red tape and the paperwork.

5. Ken Jenkins:

   If it wasn't for the wives, who were infuriated by all the red tape involved, it never would have come to be.