in charge

1. In a position of leadership or supervision, as in Who's in charge here? or He's the agent in charge at the ticket counter . [Early 1500s]

2. in charge of . Having control over or responsibility for, as in You're in charge of making the salad . [Late 1500s]

3. in the charge of ; in the care of . Under someone's care or supervision, as in We left the children in the charge of their grandparents . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

No single robot is in charge, but the swarm accomplishes complex tasks through simple interactions between neighbors.

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Claros said he has three questions: “What’s the plan? What’s the timeline? Who’s in charge?”

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New York is gearing up for a mayoral election Tuesday that could put a socialist in charge of the nation’s largest city.

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Former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who was in charge at the time of the blaze, also did not respond to an emailed request for comment.

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Apple’s senior vice president in charge of services told the judge he “lost a lot of sleep thinking about” the possible disappearance of the Google contract and testified that technology shifts are so powerful they can take down even the most massive companies.

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