in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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Illinois state police are also in charge of his security.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
In the show’s version, both Willis and the second target are in charge of that security detail.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Florida statutes require enforcement agencies in charge of county jails to be enrolled in 287(g) programs.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
By Malena Carollo | CalMatters Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to update maps showing high fire threat areas.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
In the show’s version, both Willis and the second target are in charge of that security detail.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Florida statutes require enforcement agencies in charge of county jails to be enrolled in 287(g) programs.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
By Malena Carollo | CalMatters Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to update maps showing high fire threat areas.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 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 May. 2025.
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