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administrative streamlining

[/ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪtɪv ˈstriːmlaɪnɪŋ/]
noun
simplificação administrativa
1. The process of making administrative procedures more efficient by removing unnecessary steps, reducing bureaucracy, and improving workflows
The government's administrative streamlining initiative reduced processing times by 40%.
A iniciativa de simplificação administrativa do governo reduziu os prazos de processamento em 40%.
2. Organizational efforts to modernize and optimize administrative systems and processes
Administrative streamlining helped the company cut operational costs significantly.
A simplificação administrativa ajudou a empresa a reduzir custos operacionais significativamente.
Synonyms
bureaucratic simplificationprocess optimizationadministrative reformoperational efficiency improvementred tape reduction
Antonyms
bureaucratic expansionadministrative complicationprocess complexity increase

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
simplificação administrativa
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
racionalização administrativa
Alternative term emphasizing rationalization
Portugal
simplificação administrativa
Standard term in European Portuguese; also 'desburocratização'
General Brazilian
desburocratização
Common alternative emphasizing reduction of red tape

Related Idioms & Phrases

cut through the red tape
grease the wheels
clear the bureaucratic hurdles
lean and mean operations
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