Amtsschimmel

Betekenis (Engels)

excessive amount of bureaucracy; red tape

Sinonieme

Schlendrian

Dienstweg

Papierkrieg

Bürokratismus

Behördenweg

Amtsweg

Instanzenweg

Vertalings

red tape

paperasserie

burocrazia

burocracia

burocracia

red-tapism

fixed routine

fonctionnarisme

routine

bureaucratisme

Impôt_papier

bureaucracie

impôt papier

burocratismo

pedanteria burocratica

Etimologie (Engels)

Perhaps from Amt + Simile (from Latin simile (“similar”, neuter singular), from similis), the name of a standardized form used by the bureaucracy of the Austrian Empire. Alternatively, perhaps a reference to the service horses (Amt (“official”) + -s- + Schimmel (“white horse”)) which were provided in Switzerland and elsewhere to government officials.