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Definitions

in charge

ADJECTIVE

administrative

Synonyms

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bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

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authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

commanding

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assertive compelling decisive dominant dominating forceful imposing impressive lofty

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arresting controlling striking

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advantageous autocratic bossy dictatorial imperious peremptory

Antonyms

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humble ineffective modest secondary subordinate unimportant unimpressive weak

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indecisive inferior unassertive uncontrolling

ADJECTIVE

managerial

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bureaucratic commanding directorial governmental legislative ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

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authoritative central controlling deciding decisive departmental directing directive executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

restrained

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discreet laid-back mild muted reasonable reticent subdued tasteful unobtrusive

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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn

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bottled-up calm and collected conservative corked up in check inobtrusive on a leash self-controlled soft temperate unaffable undemonstrative under control under wraps unexcessive unexpansive unextreme uptight

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communicative

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extroverted friendly outgoing

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assured bold confident

ADJECTIVE

supervisory

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bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory

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Example Sentences

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Yet after more than 14 years in charge, questions over Simeone's future are simmering, heightened by the arrival of new majority stakeholders at Atletico who may push for change.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He led the Boston Celtics to the NBA championship in 2008 and also was in charge of the Los Angeles Clippers during their Lob City era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Iran alone overlooks 1,483 miles of the now-contested waters and still accounts for only about one-third of the vector from which potential risk might come, depending on who’s in charge of which Gulf nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Thomas Frank had a wonderful seven-year spell in charge of Brentford, benefiting from the co-operation of a unified club.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

His father’s in charge of maintenance for the Park, and their family lives in one of the old servants’ cottages on the grounds—they’re the only family living inside the fences.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

in charge

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