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red tape
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
red tape noun
red tape
noun
Learner's definition of RED TAPE
[noncount] disapproving
: a series of actions or complicated tasks that seem unnecessary but that a government or organization requires you to do in order to get or do something繁文缛节；官样文章
- bureaucratic red tape官僚主义的繁文缛节
- You would not believe the red tape involved in getting the required permits.你无法相信要取得相应的许可会涉及多少烦琐程序。
red tape
noun
: official routine or procedure marked by excessive complexity which results in delay or inaction
… enterprisers that show how people across the Nation are coping (or not coping) with such problems as unemployment, the budget deficit and Government red tape.
John Weisman
John Weisman
Example Sentences
You would not believe the red tape involved in getting the required permits.
Recent Examples on the Web The grants are easy to apply for without a lot of red tape. Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 The trip is fraught with shady smugglers and a tangle of bureaucratic red tape that threatens a reunion with the rest of their family members while awaiting approval of their own asylum. Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 My difficulties with finding affordable and quality child care while in college have only been helped by being connected with people who assisted me in navigating through various systems and red tape. Bryony Hearn, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 An advance on funding and less red tape around construction may help. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2022 California’s cannabis taxes come on top of licensing fees and regulatory permits, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars annually for growers, burying those who used to work without regulation in red tape and state invoices. Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 California’s cannabis taxes come on top of licensing fees and regulatory permits, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars annually for growers, burying those who used to work without regulation in red tape and state invoices. Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 Bureaucratic red tape and a lack of infrastructure to accommodate private boats have kept Hong Kong, boasting one of Asia’s most exciting waterfronts, stuck in yachting’s doldrums. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2022 The state of emergency declaration from Newsom’s office will help cut red tape and speed resources to the region, including potentially from other states. Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2022 See More
Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 The trip is fraught with shady smugglers and a tangle of bureaucratic red tape that threatens a reunion with the rest of their family members while awaiting approval of their own asylum. Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 My difficulties with finding affordable and quality child care while in college have only been helped by being connected with people who assisted me in navigating through various systems and red tape. Bryony Hearn, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 An advance on funding and less red tape around construction may help. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2022 California’s cannabis taxes come on top of licensing fees and regulatory permits, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars annually for growers, burying those who used to work without regulation in red tape and state invoices. Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 California’s cannabis taxes come on top of licensing fees and regulatory permits, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars annually for growers, burying those who used to work without regulation in red tape and state invoices. Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 Bureaucratic red tape and a lack of infrastructure to accommodate private boats have kept Hong Kong, boasting one of Asia’s most exciting waterfronts, stuck in yachting’s doldrums. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2022 The state of emergency declaration from Newsom’s office will help cut red tape and speed resources to the region, including potentially from other states. Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
from the red tape formerly used to bind legal documents in England
First Known Use
1736, in the meaning defined above
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