in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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Once the area is clear, authorities can start investigating what caused the blast, said Matthew Belew, acting special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Ed brings great depth and heart to the man in charge of safety for this massive jump, an island of reason in a sea of insanity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Todd was in charge of juvenile crime.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
The firings included staff at the agency’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control who track suicide trends and those in charge of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC journal that reports disease outbreaks to public health agencies nationwide.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Ed brings great depth and heart to the man in charge of safety for this massive jump, an island of reason in a sea of insanity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Todd was in charge of juvenile crime.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
The firings included staff at the agency’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control who track suicide trends and those in charge of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC journal that reports disease outbreaks to public health agencies nationwide.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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