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
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[teyk-chahrj]
/ ˈteɪkˈtʃɑrdʒ /
adjective
take charge
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She was generally right on target for the dramatic stories related, as take-charge and cheeky, witty, or sobbing and heartbroken as the lyrics required.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But they all fit nicely and amusingly into their roles, as does Idina Menzel, who plays Danny’s take-charge wife, Bree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
But the take-charge instincts from his business side served him well in times of crisis.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
She approaches her own life with a similar take-charge attitude, knowing her own worth.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2022
She is so take-charge I want to tell her to just do the whole thing herself, but then I think, This is just how Addie gets.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
If the district does not follow through with budget cuts, county education officials will take charge and impose them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic will take charge of Sunday's final.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"He said 'you can sort it all out and take charge with money because I'm rubbish with it,'" she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
No single official has emerged to take charge, because no one really can be in charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I had to trust God to someday take charge and change everything.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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