All formalities synonyms
for·mal·i·ty
F f noun formalities
- red tape — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- bureaucracy — A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials.
- paperwork — written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job.
- rules — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.