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in charge

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administrative adj.
commanding adj.
managerial adj.
restrained adj.
supervisory adj.

ADJECTIVE

administrative

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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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn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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Without the dynamic duo in charge, you could argue that Berkshire is just another very big company.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Former YouTube executive Adam Smith has been named chairman of direct-to-consumer for Disney Entertainment, placing the longtime tech leader in charge of the Burbank media giant’s streaming business, Disney said Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Tenure of Office Act gave the same protection to the civilian officials in charge of Reconstruction.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

The report found that "the way Letby's grievance and its consequences were handled was deplorable", adding that the investigating officer in charge "could bring neither independence nor objectivity to it".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Make sandwiches. This is gonna take a while,” the soothsayer said to Pater Lumley, putting him in charge of the bread, but there was one special loaf she set aside for Lady Constance.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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