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Definition of red tape in English: red tapenoun mass nounExcessive bureaucracy or adherence to official rules and formalities. 繁文缛节，官僚习气，（尤指公务中的）繁琐手续 this law will just create more red tape 该法案只会造成更多的官僚主义。 Example sentencesExamples - He attacked the government for breaking its promise to cut red tape.
- Today's children, he laments, live in a society ruled by fear and red tape.
- In addition to red tape, uncooperative officials are blamed for delays in other places.
- It is really another piece of unnecessary legislation and more red tape we have to comply with.
- In addition, they create red tape and can cost as much to administer as they earn.
- I am not aware of any bills that the Government has introduced today that get rid of red tape.
- Instead they are demanding that councils cut red tape to free resources.
- The question is, can this be done without the need for more red tape and regulation?
- Perry hates red tape but he'll find it in abundance in the public sector.
- He says he is saddened that bureaucratic red tape has brought the event to an end.
- Many small businesses and independent traders can get confused by regulations and red tape.
- Opponents of the penalties claim officers were too tied up in red tape to enforce the legislation.
- Despite vows by politicians to cut red tape, the burden just keeps growing.
- You will encounter government regulations and red tape in your chosen country.
- The Scottish economy cannot afford the tourist industry to be hamstrung by red tape and bureaucracy any longer.
- He says local government red tape is killing housing availability and affordability.
- The Labour Government has introduced a raft of extra burdens and red tape for small rural businesses.
- In five years he has lumbered business will all manner of regulations, costs and red tape.
- It is a land so bound up by red tape and regulation it is a struggle for people to make a living.
- No one really knows how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
Synonyms ceremony, ceremoniousness, ritual, conventionality, protocol, decorum official procedure, rule, regulation, convention, ritual, custom, matter of form, formal gesture
OriginEarly 18th century: so named because of the red or pink tape used to bind official documents. Definition of red tape in US English: red tapenounˈˌred ˈtāpˈˌrɛd ˈteɪp Excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business. 繁文缛节，官僚习气，（尤指公务中的）繁琐手续 this law will just create more red tape 该法案只会造成更多的官僚主义。 Example sentencesExamples - Despite vows by politicians to cut red tape, the burden just keeps growing.
- You will encounter government regulations and red tape in your chosen country.
- He says local government red tape is killing housing availability and affordability.
- The question is, can this be done without the need for more red tape and regulation?
- The Scottish economy cannot afford the tourist industry to be hamstrung by red tape and bureaucracy any longer.
- It is really another piece of unnecessary legislation and more red tape we have to comply with.
- Instead they are demanding that councils cut red tape to free resources.
- It is a land so bound up by red tape and regulation it is a struggle for people to make a living.
- Opponents of the penalties claim officers were too tied up in red tape to enforce the legislation.
- I am not aware of any bills that the Government has introduced today that get rid of red tape.
- Many small businesses and independent traders can get confused by regulations and red tape.
- Perry hates red tape but he'll find it in abundance in the public sector.
- He says he is saddened that bureaucratic red tape has brought the event to an end.
- No one really knows how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
- In addition to red tape, uncooperative officials are blamed for delays in other places.
- The Labour Government has introduced a raft of extra burdens and red tape for small rural businesses.
- In five years he has lumbered business will all manner of regulations, costs and red tape.
- In addition, they create red tape and can cost as much to administer as they earn.
- He attacked the government for breaking its promise to cut red tape.
- Today's children, he laments, live in a society ruled by fear and red tape.
Synonyms ceremony, ceremoniousness, ritual, conventionality, protocol, decorum official procedure, rule, regulation, convention, ritual, custom, matter of form, formal gesture
OriginEarly 18th century: so named because of the red or pink tape used to bind official documents. |