take-charge
adjective
able or seemingly able to take charge.
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take chargeAssume 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]
take-charge
American
[teyk-chahrj]
/ ˈteɪkˈtʃɑrdʒ /
adjective
take charge
Idioms
Example Sentences
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And they all focus on tough, take-charge women — often women whose commitment to what they know or think is right can make them a little hard to live with.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Yet what they have rarely had is a take-charge locker-room leader.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023
That much is clear in her take-charge reappearance at the Manhattan penthouse the day after his death, decked out in black from the funerary fascinator in her hair to her smart heels.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2023
Some have photos of the candidate in a cross-armed, take-charge pose.
From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022
“This way,” I say, using my take-charge voice.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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