in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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At the same time that Porsche is facing its biggest crisis in decades, the company is also in the process of overhauling half its senior management team with four new C-suite executives in charge of finances, sales & marketing, personnel, and procurement.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2025
In late June, the top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles asked Hegseth for 200 Guardsmen to be returned to wildfire-fighting duty.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Woods very smartly pointed out that the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) and the sport’s governing body, Union Cycliste International (UCI) are in charge of establishing the rules of competition that govern safety.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Districts that receive these funds are also in charge of distributing money to private and parochial schools with English learners within the district boundaries.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 16 July 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2025
In late June, the top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles asked Hegseth for 200 Guardsmen to be returned to wildfire-fighting duty.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Woods very smartly pointed out that the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) and the sport’s governing body, Union Cycliste International (UCI) are in charge of establishing the rules of competition that govern safety.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Districts that receive these funds are also in charge of distributing money to private and parochial schools with English learners within the district boundaries.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 16 July 2025
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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