English Explanatory Dictionary

green tape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Time-consuming bureaucratic procedures or regulations relating to environmental concerns.

Word forms

green tape

Etymology

From green (“environmentally friendly”) and red tape (“bureaucratic regulations”).

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