control freakery

noun

The qualities of a control freak, an obsessive need or desire to be in control of what is happening.

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Meanings

nouncontrol freakery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe qualities of a control freak, an obsessive need or desire to be in control of what is happening.

    Unless the railway gets its act together, DfT will consolidate its control-freakery and micro-management and we'll be stuck with it.

    2023 September 6, Nigel Harris, “Leaderless and rudderless”, in RAIL, number 991, page 3

Origin

From control freak + -ery.

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Chicago

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