person in charge
Example Sentences
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At many companies there is a single person in charge of HR, which might mean that compliance alone—staying abreast of federal, state and local laws and regulations—consumes that person’s days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze, and a person in charge of the home has been detained.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
In fact, even liberals like having a main man or woman — most people naturally seek the person in charge.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024
Teske is the longtime station manager of Nonstop Local, KULR, the Billings NBC affiliate, and the person in charge of managing the placement and sales of all those ads I had been watching.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024
He tells his freshman counselor about his name change; he tells the person in charge of processing his student ID and his library card.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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