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red tape

Title English: 
red tape
Definition English: 
Red tape is an idiom that refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making. It is usually applied to governments, corporations, and other large organizations. Red tape generally includes filling out paperwork, obtaining licenses, having multiple people or committees approve a decision and various low-level rules that make conducting one's affairs slower, more difficult, or both.
Title Arabic: 
روتين إداري
Domain: 
Management
Subject: 
None
InformationType: 
Term
SourceSymbol: 
language staff