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Noun
Bureaucratic rules
(
manufacturing
)
A set of procedures used to produce a product
The plans and methods used to achieve a particular short-term aim
Strictly conventional behaviour
A lengthy and complicated procedure
A hindrance or obstruction in doing something
The manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed
Adjective
Relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives
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Noun
▲
Bureaucratic rules
bureaucracy
formalities
official procedure
paperwork
procedures
regulations
rules
rules and regulations
administrativia
administrivia
authority
bureaucratic paperwork
city hall
government
management
officialdom
official forms
officialism
official procedures
paper shuffling
powers that be
proper channels
regulatory commission
the Establishment
the system
administrative system
the powers that be
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people in charge
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men in suits
men in grey suits
bumbledom
etiquette
officialese
protocol
unnecessary paperwork
“Businesses say the advantages of trading with Europe have to be weighed against the increased cost of
red tape
.”
Noun
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(
manufacturing
)
A set of procedures used to produce a product
process
procedure
measures
method
mechanism
operation
steps
system
technique
activity
approach
methodology
plan
stages
action
blueprint
course of action
design
drill
practice
regimen
routine
rules
arrangement
formula
modus operandi
scheme
strategy
style
tactics
theory
formation
game plan
ground plan
instrumentation
layout
plot
project
recipe
transaction
treatment
vein
way
touch
form
policy
protocol
course
proceeding
program
US
programme
UK
measure
path
setup
step
stratagem
custom
exercise
means
agenda
conduct
line
line of action
route
agendum
angle
channels
manoeuvre
UK
maneuver
US
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move
performance
series of steps
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grand design
master plan
road map
set of tactics
line of attack
nuts and bolts
standard operating procedure
the book
the numbers
MO
SOP
undertaking
avenue
contrivance
machination
manner
option
ploy
scenario
tactic
choice
ruse
alternative
behavior
US
behaviour
UK
possibility
praxis
strategem
tack
enterprise
maneuvering
US
manoeuvring
UK
racket
method of working
mode of behaviour
mode of conduct
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Noun
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The plans and methods used to achieve a particular short-term aim
tactics
campaigning
generalship
manoeuvres
UK
strategy
approach
campaign
channels
course
defence
UK
defense
US
device
devices
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rote
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disposal
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stance
theory
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notions
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guiding principle
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framework
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artifice
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operation
pattern
fixed order
set of principles
set of procedures
frame of reference
logical order
orderly process
set of channels
set of guidelines
systematic process
logical process
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Noun
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Strictly conventional behaviour
formality
ceremoniousness
decorum
protocol
ceremony
conventionality
correctness
etiquette
ritual
seriousness
courtliness
politesse
punctilio
solemnity
stateliness
p's and q's
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convention
custom
regulation
rite
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habit
mystery
office
order
performance
usage
worship
communion
institution
lockstep
ordinance
tikanga
prescription
Sacrament
schedule
formal procedure
more ❯
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▲
A lengthy and complicated procedure
rigmarole
bother
fuss
carry-on
to-do
performance
ado
commotion
folderol
hassle
palaver
pother
procedure
trouble
bafflegab
ballyhoo
business
carrying-on
double-talk
gibberish
gobbledegook
gobbledygook
hoo-ha
hullabaloo
kerfuffle
nonsense
pantomime
bobsy-die
hoopla
lengthy process
song and dance
fuss and bother
ritual
paraphernalia
trappings
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▲
A hindrance or obstruction in doing something
impediment
bar
obstacle
block
obstruction
barrier
hindrance
check
encumbrance
handicap
curb
deterrent
difficulty
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restriction
brake
catch
hitch
limitation
setback
stumbling block
baulk
UK
balk
US
chain
clog
cramp
crimp
drag
embarrassment
fetter
hazard
hiccup
holdback
hurdle
inhibition
interference
issue
let
manacle
problem
shackles
stop
trammel
Catch-22
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facer
barricade
blockage
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defect
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detriment
disablement
disadvantage
disorder
fault
flaw
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impairment
load
millstone
prohibition
retardation
retardment
rub
shackle
stoppage
stricture
tie
wall
weakness
dead weight
road block
millstone around your neck
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
fly in the ointment
Noun
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The manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed
conduct
direction
management
running
administration
control
handling
supervision
guidance
regulation
leadership
organisation
UK
organization
US
controlling
managing
care
charge
coordination
governance
government
intendance
masterminding
operation
orchestration
overseeing
oversight
presidency
stewardship
superintendence
superintendency
prosecution
plan
policy
regimen
rule
strategy
tactics
execution
manipulation
transaction
treatment
wielding
carrying out
Adjective
▲
Relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives
bureaucratic
administrative
governmental
official
political
red-tape
ministerial
procedural
civic
constitutional
state
organisational
UK
organizational
US
civil service
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