in command
commanding or leading; in charge
Abu Mohammed al-Masri, al-Qaida’s second in command, was shot and killed on Aug. 7 in an alleyway by an elite unit within the Israeli government’s spy operation called Mossad, reported. Source: Internet
A lawyer like Twaits, Weeks was general manager of strategy, corporate affairs and legal during seven years at the then-Australian Rugby Union and has spent the past seven at the NRL including three as second in command. Source: Internet
Consequently, AI could necessarily take on a greater role in command and control.” Source: Internet
Although Captain Du Petit Thouars had lost both legs and an arm he remained in command, insisting on having the tricolour nailed to the mast to prevent it from being struck and giving orders from his position propped up on deck in a bucket of wheat. Source: Internet
A meal is planned for the holiday, to which La Ramée, second in command of the prison, is invited, and by which contrivance, the Duke is able to escape. Source: Internet
An alternative account says that the Germans who boarded Nicosian were killed by the freighter's engine room staff; this report apparently came from the officer in command of the muleteers. Source: Internet