control freak
noun
: a person whose behavior indicates a powerful need to control people or circumstances in everyday matters
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My boss is a real control freak.
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For all his reputation as a control freak who meddled in every detail of every product at Apple, Jobs largely kept his hands off Pixar’s creative process.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Comedians can be control freaks.
—Emma Allen, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Dodging accusations of being a control freak, feuding with other musicians, and proliferating bizarro theories on UFOs seemed more important than writing good songs.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
As a pilot myself — and admittedly a bit of a control freak — surrendering control to a computer did not come naturally.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Comedians can be control freaks.
—Emma Allen, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Dodging accusations of being a control freak, feuding with other musicians, and proliferating bizarro theories on UFOs seemed more important than writing good songs.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
As a pilot myself — and admittedly a bit of a control freak — surrendering control to a computer did not come naturally.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
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“Control freak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control%20freak. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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