Bureaucratic Red Tape is a mysterious phenomenon that occurs when a well-intentioned individual is tasked with creating something new, only to be bogged down in an impenetrable sea of regulations, forms, and meetings. It's a place where good ideas go to die, and where the only constant is change.
An itemized list of items that will be discussed during a meeting, often created by someone who is not actually in charge, but is pretending to be.
Example: "The new policy will be delayed for 6 months due to the 37-page agenda created by our fearless leader, Bob." Learn more about abbreviations for bureaucrats.
A document that outlines a rule or guideline for doing something that nobody actually understands or follows.
Example: "The new regulation states that all meetings must be held on Tuesdays, but only for the first 3 weeks of the month."
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