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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

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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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn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

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supervisory

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bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory

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in charge

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

During the inquest, the police chief in charge of the investigation apologised to the boy's mother for "missed" investigative opportunities.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

So many things confused the boy, starting with all the words she was saying, and her railroad train of a name, and her suggestion that she was in charge of him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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