red-tape

Speech parts

1. red-tape - Noun

2. red-tape - Adjective

3. red-tape - Phrase

Meaning

Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under Red, a.

Alternative names

red tape

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Examples

Alberta Labour Minister Jason Copping addresses yesterday’s “embargoed news conference” about the UCP’s plan to heap red tape on unions as “Red Tape Reduction Minister” Grant Hunter looks on approvingly (Photo: Screenshot of Alberta Government video). Source: Internet

Also it seems like when a small man will benefit himself and in the eyes of the greedy there is always some hold up or red tape. Source: Internet

Amy had discovered that she was expecting her fourth biological child on the same day that Jesse received a call that, due to the earthquake, red tape had been cut. Source: Internet

But he was more determined than ever, going as far as to fill out whatever paperwork was needed to procure a passport and visa, a teenager cutting through red tape with scissors made of nothing but hope. Source: Internet

Asked about his plans for recovery, he named infrastructure spending, cuts to red tape and workplace relations reform – none of which are fast enough or powerful enough to lift the economy out of its slump this year." Source: Internet

Before the pandemic, Greig said, there were countless hoops to jump through in order to secure housing — but in the wake of the pandemic, the red tape seemed to disappear. Source: Internet

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