red-tapist in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
A red-tapist is a person who excessively adheres to bureaucratic procedures and regulations, often causing delays and hindering efficiency.
Sample Sentences
- The new policy was stalled by a red-tapist who insisted on following every bureaucratic protocol.
- Despite the team's efforts to streamline the process, the red-tapist's influence led to unnecessary delays.
- Her reputation as a red-tapist made collaboration with other departments increasingly frustrating.
- In an effort to improve efficiency, the company decided to limit the power of the red-tapists within its ranks.
- He often joked that his job felt more like navigating a maze designed by a red-tapist than actual work.