Red-tape Synonyms

Delay
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. wait
  2. inaction
  3. roadblock
  4. holdup
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

Red-tape Sentence Examples

  • More of the red tape of running a lodging establishment.

  • Business prepares to face new swathe of red tape.

  • In the News 18 March 2002 The British Chamber of Commerce says that red tape costs businesses more than £ 15bn since 1997.

  • Avoiding red tape and solicitors bills, the easy way !

  • Cutting back on paperwork and red tape for farmers will therefore be an absolute priority for a Conservative Government.

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