in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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In Wisconsin, county highway departments are in charge of plowing the state highway system, including interstates.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Rather than being allowed to sit back and watch the movie of her life, Didion was alarmed to be pressed into serving as its editor, in charge of every cut and splice.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Instead, intermediaries may be placed in charge of procurements and overseeing the financial costs of executing designs.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Hill was in charge of taking care of the jury, overseeing exhibits and helping the judge during Murdaugh's six-week trial that ended with murder convictions for killing his wife and son.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Rather than being allowed to sit back and watch the movie of her life, Didion was alarmed to be pressed into serving as its editor, in charge of every cut and splice.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Instead, intermediaries may be placed in charge of procurements and overseeing the financial costs of executing designs.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Hill was in charge of taking care of the jury, overseeing exhibits and helping the judge during Murdaugh's six-week trial that ended with murder convictions for killing his wife and son.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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