in charge

phrase

: having control or custody of something

He is in charge of the training program.

Examples of in charge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These included putting politicians in charge of appointing new judges (previously, the responsibility had belonged to fellow judges) and creating a new avenue for judges to be disciplined. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026

Amie Super, the Republican ballot board judge, is in charge of scheduling individuals from the Democratic, Libertarian and Republican parties to count ballots. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Floris was a former top intelligence analyst in charge at the bureau's Washington Field Office, while Benavides was the former deputy assistant director at the FBI's Counterintelligence Division. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Across 10 midterm and five presidential elections that left no single party in charge, the S&P 500 rose an average 15% after one year. — Deena Zaidi,nick Wells, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in charge

• discharge
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge
• barge
• large
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• overcharge