meddlesomeness

In so doing, Cleary creates characters that children can relate to, imbuing them with impishness and meddlesomeness.

“That’s why God cursed women to have a weak body in order to effectively reduce their meddlesomeness.”

Never mind that the result — unconstrained government meddlesomeness — probably prolonged the 12-year Depression, until rearmament ended it.

And teachers, governors and superintendents alike are fed up with Washington's meddlesomeness and the "national school board."

To the extent that there is “government sprawl and meddlesomeness,” as Will asserted, the source of it is the voters, lobbyists and Congress.