Of or relating to a person's official role or function; official; bureaucratic.

Of or relating to bureaucracy or bureaucrats; spec. characterized by behaviour or practice regarded as typical of bureaucracy, as an excessive or…

Of or relating to bureaucrats or bureaucracy; bureaucratic.

Characterized or affected by red-tapism.

Relating to or characterized by red tape; rigidly adhering to official rules and formalities.

bound with tape; = tape-tied adj.

tied with tape; also figurative, bound by ‘red-tape’, restricted by officialism.

striped trousers (typically worn by civil servants, businessmen, etc.), used allusively to indicate the wearer's status, and, by extension…