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Bureaucracy is associated with red tape because there are many set procedures to follow. There is very little leeway when it comes to bureaucracy.
She was fed up with all the red tape and bureaucracy.
"Red Tape" is not red, or even tape - it is a colloquial expression meaning "sluggish, plodding bureaucracy". To repeat: It is just an expression - it has nothing to do with "tape", red or otherwise.
There's too much red tape, rules and regulations to follow
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The major problem of the federal bureaucracy is that it wastes money
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"Red tape" is a metaphor for meaningless obstruction by a bureaucracy. This dream about being wrapped in tape suggests that the dreamer is frustrated by meaningless obstructions. Actually my mom intrepets dreams and it means your trying to hide something from yourself.
Red Tape
administration, authority, civil service, directorate, government, officialdom, red tape, the system
Red tape refers to excessive bureaucracy and administrative procedures that can hinder the efficiency and effectiveness of government processes. It can result in delays, inefficiencies, and obstacles to achieving goals or delivering services.
so that one branch does not become to powerful, taking over the country