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. Alleigh Marre:

   We’re confident that come November, Republicans will retain the Senate majority, after years of gridlock under Harry Reid, Republicans have flipped the script and will be rewarded by voters who want to see our economy continue to grow, red tape rolled back and our freedoms protected at home and abroad.

2. Nicholas Alahverdian:

   We have seen a lack of stability over 30 years and four governors, said Nicholas Alahverdian. We have seen a lack of care. And now — in an election year — we have seen a complete and utter lack of bureaucratic mastery to obliterate the red tape and provide tangible, enduring solutions to children and adolescents in state care.

3. Mark Meadows:

   The President is about cutting red tape. That's what the tweet was all about. And I think you're gon na hear in an announcement later today which really, uh, The President had to make sure that they felt the heat. If they don't see the light, they need to feel the heat. Because the American people are suffering. The President knows it. And The President's going to put it on whether it's the The FDA or NIH or anybody else to make sure we deliver on behalf of the American people.

4. Shoshana Bernstein:

   It was such a disconnect. They were so dedicated and committed and compassionate about public health, but there was so much red tape and processes that there didn't seem to be a structure for pivoting from 'that's a great idea' to actually making it happen.

5. Nancy Northup:

   Today The Supreme Court took an important step toward restoring the constitutional rights of millions of women, which Texas politicians have spent years dismantling through deceptive laws and regulatory red tape.