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noun • needlessly time-consuming procedure | ||||||||
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| 25% | 11 | Official of a (Communist) bureaucracy | ||||||
noun • a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization) • a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party | ||||||||
Time Consuming Bureaucracy Crossword Clue
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REDTAPE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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REDTAPE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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3 | Excessive bureaucracy shown in Communist video
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4 | Mentally consuming before actually consuming | |
5 | Pointed exchange between sections of bureaucracy
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6 | Socialist record, bureaucracy
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7 | The head of a bureaucracy or administrative body |
