control freakery

British  

noun

1. an obsessive need to be in control of what is happening

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Example Sentences

Before the pandemic disrupted exams, there was control freakery over how grades were shared out.

From BBC

“Such control freakery was anathema,” John Fryer, a former labor editor at The Sunday Times, wrote in a recent column.

From Seattle Times

One source said this was down to “control freakery” on the part of No 10 rather than fears about whether Johnson could be trusted.

From The Guardian

One individual aware of events at the time attributed the attempt primarily to "control freakery" by Number 10, rather than a lack of trust in Mr Johnson's ability to keep secrets.

From BBC

Because Apple has always specialised in control freakery and doesn’t allow anybody else to use its iOS platform without prior approval, the App Store was from the beginning owned and controlled by Apple.

From The Guardian