take the helm

VERB

manage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer conduct dominate govern guide handle maintain operate oversee regulate run supervise take care of take over train use

STRONG

advocate boss captain command concert counsel designate direct disburse engineer execute head influence instruct manipulate minister officiate pilot ply preside request rule steer superintend watch wield

WEAK

call the shots call upon care for carry on engage in hold down run the show watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

follow forget leave mismanage neglect obey serve surrender yield

STRONG

hurt ignore oppose

WEAK

bumble fail

VERB

steer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drive escort govern herd shepherd

STRONG

beacon captain conduct control helm lead pilot point route run see show skipper

WEAK

be in the driver's seat head for run things take over take the reins

Example Sentences

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Cook will step down on Sept. 1, at which point Ternus will take the helm.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Some longtime associates say they are relieved to see Blanche take the helm at the Justice Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Merck last year said Kai Beckmann, the head of its electronics division, would take the helm at the group level in May, while French drugmaker Sanofi recently named Garijo as its next CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Led by opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her activism, it was ready to take the helm.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

I let him take the helm, while the rest began thorough search, all keeping abreast, with lanterns: we left no corner unsearched.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

take the helm

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