noun
bureaucratic routine; red tape
Pejorative term for inflexible, inefficient, or overly procedural government office work. Often used to criticize slow, rule-bound administrative behavior.
お役所仕事で、許可が下りるまでに半年かかった。
Because of bureaucratic routine, it took half a year to get the permit.
あの部
That department is all red tape and lacks flexibility.