Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possessing or exhibiting strong qualities of initiative, leadership, and management.
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Examples
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So much for the the savvy, take-charge CEO persona Jay-Z likes to present to the world.
Matt Sledge: Aqueduct Report: Jay-Z Was Clueless Matt Sledge 2010
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British actress Amanda Mealing Four Weddings and a Funeral, who plays a take-charge colonel, says the cast and crew came to work the day after bin Laden was taken down, and compared the stories on Strike Back to the Special Forces mission to hunt the Al Qaeda leader.
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Mrs. Laudeman said in her strong, take-charge voice.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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So much for the the savvy, take-charge CEO persona Jay-Z likes to present to the world.
Matt Sledge: Aqueduct Report: Jay-Z Was Clueless Matt Sledge 2010
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I turned off the tremolo, giving it a harder, take-charge sound.
A Son of Memphis Salutes His City Marc Myers 2011
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In other words, Greenberg was old school, a take-charge owner who did what he wanted.
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Sean Hannity is a power bottom, a bossy little take-charge beeyotch.
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Mrs. Laudeman said in her strong, take-charge voice.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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Sean Hannity is a power bottom, a bossy little take-charge beeyotch.
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This take-charge attitude, particularly in contrast with Obama's apparent deference toward the generals, has generated glowing tributes to the Pentagon head in Newsweek, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times.
John Feffer: Gorbachev of the Pentagon? John Feffer 2010
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