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in charge
in the charge of ; in the care of . Under someone's care or supervision, as in We left the children in the charge of their grandparents . [Mid-1800s]
In a position of leadership or supervision, as in Who's in charge here? or He's the agent in charge at the ticket counter . [Early 1500s]
in charge of . Having control over or responsibility for, as in You're in charge of making the salad . [Late 1500s]
Example Sentences
Though Druze celebrated the fall of Assad in December, they have kept the rebel coalition that overthrew him and is now in charge at arm’s length; the coalition includes jihadist groups that once had ties to Al Qaeda.
Former Chelsea manager Tuchel officially started his England role in January and led them to World Cup qualifying wins over Albania and Latvia in his first two games in charge.
“This confirmation is insulting, and it should alarm everyone that an election denier is now in charge of enforcing the Voting Rights Act, that an anti-LGBTQ+ activist is now tasked with protecting the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people in America, and that yet another one of Trump’s personal lawyers is now in a leadership role at the nation’s signature agency for the enforcement of our federal civil rights laws,” the group wrote.
The senators also referred to reports that multiple career lawyers and supervisors in the unit have left or been reassigned, that none remain in unit leadership, and that political appointees with no experience with such work are now fully in charge.
Carlos Carrillo as the person “who appeared to be in charge” of the raid that night.
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