Words for General IELTS

Words for General IELTS - Lesson 25

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Here you will learn some English words about being in charge, such as "control", "head", "handle", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.
to control
to controlverb

to have power over a person, company, country, etc. and to decide how things should be done

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to governverb

to regulate or control a person, course of action or event or the way something happens

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to watch oververb

to be in charge of someone or something and to protect them from any harm

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to command
to commandverb

to have authority over or be in charge of a unit in the army

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to superviseverb

to be in charge of someone or an activity and watch them to make sure everything is done properly

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to look afterverb

to be in charge of someone and attend to their needs or to take care of something

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to manage
to manageverb

to be in charge of the work of a team, organization, department, etc.

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to leadverb

to be the leader or in charge of something

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to headverb

to lead or be in charge of an organization, team, etc.

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to runverb

to manage and organize something such as a business, campaign, etc.

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to administer
to administerverb

to be responsible for a company, organization, etc. and manage its affairs, including financial matters

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to [call] the (shots|tune)phrase

to be in control of a particular situation and be the one who decides what needs to be done

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to chair
to chairverb

to act as the chairperson of a committee or meeting

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to moderateverb

to be in charge of a debate or discussion or to chair an assembly such as a parliament meeting, council, etc.

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to presideverb

to have or act in an authoritative role in a ceremony, meeting, etc.

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to wieldverb

to have a lot of power, influence, etc. and be able to use it

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to [take] chargephrase

to take control or responsibility of something or someone

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to handleverb

to have the responsibility for directing a company, business, etc.

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to take oververb

to take control and begin to be in charge of something

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to arrogateverb

to take control of something without any legal basis

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to assumeverb

to take or begin to have power or responsibility

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supervisoryadjective

relating to or having the responsibility of directing and watching a person or an activity

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executiveadjective

using or having the power to decide on important matters, plans, etc.

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to dictateverb

to tell someone what to do or not do, in an authoritative way

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to boss aroundverb

to tell people constantly what to do or how to behave, in an arrogant way

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to bidverb

to try to achieve something

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to decreeverb

to make an official judgment, decision, or order

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to defyverb

to refuse to respect a person of authority or to observe a law, rule, etc.

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to delegateverb

to give part of the power, authority, work, etc. to a representative

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in the ascendantphrase

having or gaining more popularity, power, or influence

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in the driver's seatphrase

having control over a particular situation and making the important decisions

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in the saddlephrase

being in a position of responsibility, power or authority

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to bureaucratizeverb

to run or govern an organization or state based on complicated administrative procedures

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to [rule] the roostphrase

to be in control and have absolute power in a group or in a situation

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to [pull] the stringsphrase

to have control over a person or thing, often in way that is not obvious

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to see toverb

to attend to something particular

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to take the leadverb

to agree to be in charge of a situation

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in charge ofphrase

being responsible for or having control of something

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on topphrase

in a winning situation or in control

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to [take] care of {sb/sth}
to [take] care of {sb/sth}phrase

to care for someone, help them, or keep them safe

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in controlphrase

having the power or ability to make decisions or manage something

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