"red tape" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [英语]

Audio: En-au-red tape.ogg
Etymology: 一般认为指以前用红带子将政府文件绑起来的习惯。
  1. 曾用来将重要文件捆起来的红胶带
    Sense id: zh-red_tape-en-noun-wT1YRtAI
  2. 繁文缛节,繁杂的手续 Tags: idiomatic, metonymically
    Sense id: zh-red_tape-en-noun-9JVZoFfV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (繁文缛节,繁杂的手续): administrivia, administrativia, paperwork

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