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  • take-charge
    take-charge
    adjective
    able or seemingly able to take charge.
  • take charge
    take charge
    Assume control, command, or responsibility, as in I'll take charge of selling the tickets if you'll do the publicity, or They're not happy about the counselor who took charge of the children. [Late 1300s]
Synonyms

take-charge

American  
[teyk-chahrj] / ˈteɪkˈtʃɑrdʒ /

adjective

  1. able or seemingly able to take charge.

    She is a take-charge management type.


take charge Idioms  
  1. Assume control, command, or responsibility, as in I'll take charge of selling the tickets if you'll do the publicity, or They're not happy about the counselor who took charge of the children. [Late 1300s]


Example Sentences

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But the take-charge instincts from his business side served him well in times of crisis.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

And there was Nichols, sporting bright pink nails and a mixed-red dress and take-charge white hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2022

She approaches her own life with a similar take-charge attitude, knowing her own worth.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

The Mariners would like to see Kelenic become more of a take-charge guy in center field.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022

On camera he's a take-charge, my-words-will-blow-you-down, blustering powerhouse of a man.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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