in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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The film attempts some equivocation with the enemy: while the sword-wielding commanding officer (Taki Abe) is a monster; the army engineer in charge of construction (Masa Yamaguchi) just wants to get the job done.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Brighton have won two of the three home clashes with Chelsea since former head coach Graham Potter (now in charge of West Ham United) and several members of his backroom team switched to Stamford Bridge in September 2022, a year after Cucurella launched the exodus.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The only probationary staffers exempt from the Thursday-night firings were those who work at its Office of Secure Transportation, the office in charge of driving or otherwise transporting nuclear weapons around the country securely, one person familiar told CNN.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Coco had had it out for her since Sam’s first day at Glut, back when Coco was only second in command in the kitchen and not yet in charge of hiring.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Brighton have won two of the three home clashes with Chelsea since former head coach Graham Potter (now in charge of West Ham United) and several members of his backroom team switched to Stamford Bridge in September 2022, a year after Cucurella launched the exodus.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The only probationary staffers exempt from the Thursday-night firings were those who work at its Office of Secure Transportation, the office in charge of driving or otherwise transporting nuclear weapons around the country securely, one person familiar told CNN.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Coco had had it out for her since Sam’s first day at Glut, back when Coco was only second in command in the kitchen and not yet in charge of hiring.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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