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Meaning of "control freakery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTROL FREAKERY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTROL FREAKERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Control freakery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTROL FREAKERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of control freakery in the English dictionary

The definition of control freakery in the dictionary is an obsessive need to be in control of what is happening.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTROL FREAKERY

control account
control chart
control column
control command
control commands
control experiment
control freak
control grid
control group
control key
control knob
control mark
control panel
control point
control rod
control room
control stick
control surface
control system
control tower

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTROL FREAKERY

bakery
cookery
crockery
fakery
flickery
geekery
hackery
jiggery-pokery
mockery
monkery
mountebankery
pickery
puckery
quackery
rakery
rockery
rookery
squeakery
trickery
whiskery

Synonyms and antonyms of control freakery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «control freakery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTROL FREAKERY

Find out the translation of control freakery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of control freakery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «control freakery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

控制freakery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obsesión por el control
570 millions of speakers

English

control freakery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियंत्रण freakery
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السيطرة freakery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контроль freakery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

controle freakery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়ন্ত্রণ freakery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrôle freakery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengawal freakery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steuer freakery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

制御freakery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제어 freakery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kontrol freakery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm soát freakery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுப்பாடற்ற கட்டுப்பாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियंत्रण freakery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saçmalıkları kontrol et
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controllo freakery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontrola freakery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контроль freakery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

controlul freakery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

freakery ελέγχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beheer freakery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontroll freakery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontroll freakery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of control freakery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL FREAKERY»

The term «control freakery» is used very little and occupies the 175.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL FREAKERY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about control freakery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTROL FREAKERY»

Discover the use of control freakery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to control freakery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The British Presidency
90 Tony Blair, 'If control freakery means strong leadership, then I plead guilty', The Independent, 20 November 1998. 91 Blair, 'If control freakery means strong leadership, then I plead guilty'. 92 Blair, 'If control freakery means strong leadership ...
Michael Foley, 2000
2
Through the Looking Glass: A Dissenter Inside New Labour
I also said that there was discontent in the Party around perceptions of control- freakery. In response, Blair said Saddam Hussein had a choice. He would co- operate with UNSCOM - the UN arms inspectors - by allowing inspections of Iraqi  ...
Liz Davies, 2001
3
Playing to Win: 10 Steps to Achieving Your Goals
Control freakery: a problem a lot of women have to control And what a problem this can be. Maybe it stems from the maternal instinct but one of the besetting drawbacks of being a woman in control is that she wants to be in control of everything ...
Karren Brady, 2004
4
Gender and Political Recruitment: Theorizing Institutional ...
Again, in the mainstream literature, decentralization in candidate selection and recruitment is explained and interpreted through the dominant 'control freakery' frame. For example, Hopkin and Bradbury (2006, p. 142) explain the increasing ...
Meryl Kenny, 2013
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Political Marketing and British Political Parties: The ...
... our own members and supporters, who either stayed at home or voted for other candidates. We must learn the message from devolution, in London and in Wales . The Labour control freakery has tried to impose candidates and it has failed.
Jennifer Lees-Marshment, 2001
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The future of DFID's programme in India: eighth report of ...
But in some other states there's more of a top-down approach to things; control freakery from the apex of the system in some cases. That certainly is predominant in Orissa today, for example. There's a different kind of control freakery under the  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: International Development Committee, 2011
7
Lifetime: A Novel
I got a hint of control-freakery.” Nina looked at her coldly. “How come you remember it so well?” “David was already a television celebrity, even then. Besides, I'm allergic to control-freakery, it brings me out in a rash. How was their marriage, ...
Liza Marklund, 2013
8
Politics in 21st Century Wales
The charges which political opponents found it easiest to make stick against Labour in 1999 and 2000 remained that we were somehow 'London-dominated', and the constant object of obsessive 'control freakery' from Westminster in general ...
Rhodri Morgan, Nick Bourne, Kirsty Williams, Adam Price, 2008
9
A View from the Foothills
Nick Raynsford talked of 'unhappiness at control freakery' to which Powell retorted that this government had given away more power than any other. 'Trying to be competent,' he added, 'was not control freakery.' Angela Eagle said that the  ...
Chris Mullin, 2010
10
Scotland Reclaimed: The Inside Story of Scotland's First ...
On a lighter note news breaks that the LibDems are being accused of control freakery of a different kind. They have been called many things since joining the coalition from Judases to traitors but never have they been charged with control ...
Murray Ritchie, Saltire Society, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTROL FREAKERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term control freakery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Musical is a show of strength from talented young director
Control freakery? Ashton sees it in a different way. “This is my baby, and I know that whatever happens will be my responsibility alone,”. he says ... «Braintree and Witham Times, Jul 15»
2
The 10 worst personality types you encounter at work
Their control freakery means they'll endlessly interfere with every task they set you and drive you nuts. They're demotivating, they waste your ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
How to survive colleagues
Their control freakery means they'll interfere with every task they set you and drive you nuts. They can ruin relationships with those below you ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
4
Germany 2014-15 season review
After all, it was control freakery and a disregard for local mentalities which led to the demise of Jurgen Klinsmann back in 2009. Whichever way ... «World Soccer, Jun 15»
5
Sadiq Khan interview: "London can't have somebody stuck in the …
The Labour London mayoral candidate on why he is the "modern" figure the city needs, Tessa Jowell's "control freakery", and Islamist ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
6
In this week's New Statesman | Bush vs Clinton 2
He goes on to accuse her of New Labour "control freakery". "When your supporters turn up to a hustings to cheer you on, that's just so 1990s. «New Statesman, Jun 15»
7
'Great conflict' looms between Torbay mayor and angry councillors …
They accused him of 'control freakery' and were angry that PDGs — which have operated since 2011 to advise the mayor on policy — result in ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jun 15»
8
Greek crisis: was the euro always a bad idea, a cause of Europe's …
It is fortunate that his control freakery had at least one positive outcome. Will Hutton on the other hand deserves all the derision he gets. He has ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Lance Armstrong's latest interviews deconstructed
Amusingly, Armstrong was actually nicknamed the “Dark Lord” among journalists at one point because his control freakery meant that, as per ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Steve Bell on ministers' surveillance powers – cartoon
Control freakery and borderline psychosis has a tendency to overtake their rationality. Regular Psychological assessments (undertaken ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

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