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control freak

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control freak Slang
n.
One who has an obsessive need to exert control over people and situations.
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Noun1.control freak - someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people
compulsive - a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
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There's something hilarious about a head coach or a baseball manager -- a control freak who's supposed to act the adult in a locker room of big children -- losing control.
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The only thing worse than a petulant childlike control freak in your book club, sports team, classroom, scout troop or volunteer organization is a really smart one who grows up and becomes Prime Minister.
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