Usually means: Excessive bureaucracy delaying decision making.
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  1. red-tapism: Merriam-Webster
  2. red-tapism: Wordnik
  3. red-tapism: Wiktionary
  4. Red-tapism: Dictionary.com
  5. Red-tapism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. red-tapism: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Red-tapism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. red-tapism: FreeDictionary.org
  9. red-tapism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (derogatory) A strict adherence to official formalities.

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