excessiverulemaking
nounUK /ɪkˈsesɪv ˈruːlˌmeɪkɪŋ/
US /ɪkˈsesɪv ˈruːlˌmeɪkɪŋ/
Making way too many rules for people to follow.
The new manager's excessive rulemaking made even simple tasks feel complicated.
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2. A situation where an organization creates more policies than are needed to function well.
Employees complained that excessive rulemaking slowed down every decision.
3. The habit of adding new rules instead of fixing the ones that already exist.
Instead of simplifying the handbook, the committee chose excessive rulemaking.
4. Government or institutional overreach through too many formal requirements.
Small businesses struggled under the weight of excessive rulemaking.