red-tapism

English

Etymology

From red tape +‎ -ism or red +‎ tapism.

Noun

red-tapism (plural red-tapisms)

1. (derogatory) A strict adherence to official formalities.

   Synonym: tapism

   • 2004, Ram Nath Sharma, S. S. Chandra, Advanced Industrial Psychology, volume 1, page 110:

     Red-tapism is the biggest defect of bureaucracy. In a bureaucratic set-up, the files and papers move at a snail's pace and it takes inordinately long time to reach any decision on any matter.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: paarse krokodil m or f
• German: Paragraphenreiterei f
• Hindi: लालफ़ीताशाही f (lālfītāśāhī)

Anagrams

• misparted, preadmits, spermatid