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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

What does 'red-tape cutting' mean?

He was an old hand at red-tape cutting.
  

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Getting things accomplished in a bureaucracy (usually the government).

  • Getting things accomplished in a bureaucracy (usually the government).
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Getting things accomplished in a bureaucracy (usually the government).
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He has a lot of experience with knowing which rules can be broken, and which can be bent. He also has a lot of personal contacts who can get things done.

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