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  • Having responsibility, control, or authority over a person, group, or task.

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Jamie Dimon — long considered a potential candidate to be treasury secretary, and the person in charge of one of the nation’s primary dealers of Treasury securities — says he wouldn’t buy American debt.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

In part because of restrictions on Sunday work, authorities don’t have enough staff to systematically enforce the ban, said Manuela Anders-Granitzki, the official in charge of inspections for the Pankow district of Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

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  • calling the shots
  • at the helm of
  • running the show

Possible Antonyms

Words in our thesaurus

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  • subordinate to
  • following orders
  • taking a back seat
  • reporting to
  • just a cog in the machine

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