in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Cullen Rogers, chief investment officer at Wedbush Fund Advisers, is in charge of the ETF's day-to-day operations.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The meeting was attended by senior ICE leaders and the special agents in charge of Homeland Security Investigations.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Who’s in charge of those dollars and showing us how they’re spent?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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