red tape

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable) The binding tape once used for holding important documents together.
2. (idiomatic, metonymically, uncountable) Time-consuming regulations or bureaucratic procedures.

Sinonieme

bureaucracy

officialism

procrastination

red-tapism

bureaucratic procedure

officialdom

bureaucratism

bureaucratic bungling

bureaucratic routine

beadledom

departmentalism

desk jockey

busy-work

formalities

paperwork

procedure

process

runaround

Vertalings

paperasserie

burocracia

Amtsschimmel

papeleo

burocracia

Bürokratismus

bureaucratie

γραφειοκρατία

burocrazia

Schreibarbeit

Impôt_papier

bureaucratisme

Tâches administratives

impôt papier

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Etimologie (Engels)

Alluding to the former practice of binding government documents in red-colored tape. First use appears c. 1658 in the publication Public Intelligencer. See cite below.