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Meanings of red tape in English

Russian
бюрократизм
Spanish
balduque
Wikidata

Red-dyed cotton tape formerly used for bundling official documents; by extension, excessively bureaucratic procedures or regulations.

          Related terms
          бюрократизм
          Spanish
          procedimiento burocrático

          Needlessly time-consuming procedure.

                procedimiento burocrático
                Usage of red tape in English
                1
                The excess of red tape seems to be a particularly European problem.
                The Irish Times
                2
                Some receive no long-term treatment; others are caught up in red tape.
                Reuters
                3
                Alas nowadays health and safety and ludicrous red tape has hampered stuntsters.
                The Guardian
                4
                Major British trade delegation in Egypt, but will the red tape end?
                Reuters
                5
                Go, Matthew; seek the parchment and the notes: tied with red tape.
                The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
                6
                The pair said they had to overcome red tape along the way.
                Reuters
                7
                For once the supply of red tape in Richmond seemed temporarily exhausted.
                Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
                8
                Many soldiers also struggled with red tape in trying to get treatment.
                Reuters
                9
                They must not be held back by restrictive regulation and red tape.
                The South African
                10
                And in normal circumstances everything would be dismissed as muddled red tape.
                The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
                11
                The net is constructed of red tape, conditions, forms to be filled.
                The Irish Times
                12
                Trump's efforts to cut regulatory red tape have been praised by industry.
                Reuters
                13
                Maybe theyll get the red tape untangled in a couple of years.
                Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
                14
                Her investigative style didn't lend itself to bureaucracy, politics, and red tape.
                Deadly Heat
                15
                But the level of red tape and logistical sluggishness beats regional rivals.
                Reuters
                16
                Luckily the hoppers hadn't made much red tape about the travel permit.
                Divide and Rule
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