in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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Out are longtime agency leaders like the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine and tobacco products regulators and staff in charge of doing things like evaluating new drugs on the market.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
The White House also recently installed a corporate lawyer in a top FDA post, putting him in charge of the agency’s regulation of formula.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
Gilmore left City Hall in October 2018 to work as the chief of staff for the chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, then returned 2 ½ years later to become a deputy city manager for Platt, who put her in charge of the city’s convention and entertainment facilities.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
The Education Department is in charge of distributing that money to states, which then pass those funds on to qualifying school districts.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
The White House also recently installed a corporate lawyer in a top FDA post, putting him in charge of the agency’s regulation of formula.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
Gilmore left City Hall in October 2018 to work as the chief of staff for the chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, then returned 2 ½ years later to become a deputy city manager for Platt, who put her in charge of the city’s convention and entertainment facilities.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
The Education Department is in charge of distributing that money to states, which then pass those funds on to qualifying school districts.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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