Delay
(Noun)
Bureaucracy
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bureaucracy
  2. officialism
  3. paperwork
  4. bureaucratic paperwork
  5. bureaucratic rules
  6. inflexible routine
  7. bureaucratic procedure
  8. paper shuffling
  9. proper channels
  10. officialdom
  11. official forms
  12. official procedures
  13. city-hall

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