in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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So even in the not-for-profit sector, where the IRS is in charge of mandating that organizations do work that’s intended to be good for the world, the specific choices people make about what to do and how to do it can cause harm.
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Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
That means PBMs also are in charge of determining reimbursement rates paid to pharmacists.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Ohio amended its constitution to prevent gerrymandering, but left politicians in charge of drawing maps, leading to Republican-leaning districts that courts found unconstitutional.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Half the people there thought this was even more important because now this morally corrupt man was in charge of running a war.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
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Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
That means PBMs also are in charge of determining reimbursement rates paid to pharmacists.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Ohio amended its constitution to prevent gerrymandering, but left politicians in charge of drawing maps, leading to Republican-leaning districts that courts found unconstitutional.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Half the people there thought this was even more important because now this morally corrupt man was in charge of running a war.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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