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Meaning of green tape | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

derogatory, uncountable

Examples

““We were bitterly disappointed with the pull back on the green tape reduction and we felt the federal government had been held hostage by the Greens for their electoral fortunes,” Mr Nicholls told The Australian Financial Review.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

green tar green tax green tea green tea cake Green Templeton green thread