took the helm synonyms

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administer

administrate
be in the driver's seat
be in the saddle
boss
carry out
conduct
control
crack the whip
direct
execute
govern
head
head up
hold the reins

advocate

apostle
attorney
backer
campaigner
champion
counsel
defender
exponent
expounder
lawyer
pleader
promoter
proponent
proposer

boss

awesome
bang-up
capital
champion
excellent
fine
first-rate
fly
top
whiz-bang
wonderful

call the shots

be in control
be in the driver's seat
be in the saddle
call the tune
lay down the law
make the decisions
make the rules
run the show
wear the trousers

call upon

address
adjure
advance
apply
ask
beg
beseech
bid
call
claim
contest
crave
demand
entreat

captain

CEO
CFO
authority
boss
cap
chieftain
commander
director
exec
executive
four-striper
guide
head
head honcho

care for

accommodate
bed
canton
feed
harbor
house
let crash
lodge
put up
quarter
room

carry on

achieve
endure
hang on
keep going
last
maintain
perpetuate
persevere
persist
proceed

command

act
adjuration
ban
behest
bidding
call
canon
caveat
charge
citation
commandment
decree
demand
devoir

concert

gig
jam session
musical
musicale
recital
rockfest
selections
show

conduct

care
carrying on
channels
charge
control
direction
execution
guidance
handling
intendance
leadership
management
manipulation
organization

counsel

admonition
advice
advisement
caution
consideration
consultation
deliberation
direction
forethought
information
instruction
kibitz
recommendation
steer

designate

baptize
call
christen
cognominate
denominate
dub
label
nickname
nominate
style
term
title

direct

absolute
bald
blunt
candid
categorical
downright
explicit
express
forthright
frank
matter-of-fact
open
outspoken
person-to-person

disburse

acquit
ante up
come across
come through
come up with
contribute
cough up
deal
defray
dispense
disperse
distribute
divide
divvy

dominate

boss
call the shots
command
control
detract from
dictate
direct
domineer
eclipse
handle
have one's way
have upper hand
head
hold sway over

engage in

apply oneself to
attend to
concentrate on
devote oneself to
dig
direct
focus on
give
go at
go for
hammer away
have a go at
have at
knuckle down to

engineer

architect
builder
contriver
designer
deviser
director
inventor
manager
manipulator
originator
planner
schemer
sights
surveyor

execute

assassinate
behead
bump off
do in
electrocute
eliminate
finish
gas
guillotine
hang
knock off
liquidate
murder
purge

govern

administer
assume command
be in power
be in the driver's seat
call the shots
call the signals
captain
carry out
command
conduct
control
dictate
direct
execute

guide

adviser
attendant
captain
chaperon
cicerone
conductor
controller
convoy
counselor
criterion
design
director
docent
escort

handle

arm
bail
crank
ear
grasp
haft
handgrip
helve
hilt
hold
holder
knob
shaft
stem

head

arch
champion
first
foremost
front
highest
leading
main
pioneer
preeminent
premier
prime
principal
stellar

hold down

box up
bring to naught
check
collar
contain
coop up
cork
corner
cover up
cramp
curb
enclose
entrap
hold back

influence

access
agency
ascendancy
character
clout
command
connections
consequence
control
credit
direction
domination
dominion
drag

instruct

acquaint
advise
apprise
brainwash
break in
break it to
brief
clue in
coach
counsel
discipline
disclose
drill
drum into

maintain

advance
carry on
conserve
continue
control
cultivate
finance
go on with
guard
keep
keep going
look after
manage
nurture

manipulate

employ
feel
finger
form
manage
mold
operate
ply
shape
swing
thumb
use
wield
work

minister

abbot
archbishop
archdeacon
bishop
chaplain
clergy
clergyperson
cleric
clerical
clerk
confessor
curate
deacon
dean

officiate

act
boss
chair
command
conduct
direct
do the honors
emcee
function
govern
handle
preside
run
serve

operate

accomplish
achieve
act
act on
advance
be in action
behave
bend
benefit
bring about
burn
carry on
click
compel

oversee

baby-sit
be in driver's seat
boss
call the shots
captain
chaperon
command
eye
herd
inspect
keep one's eye on
look after
overlook
quarterback

pilot

ace
aerialist
aeronaut
aviator
bellwether
captain
conductor
coxswain
dean
director
doyen/doyenne
eagle
flier
flyer

ply

carry on
dispense
employ
exercise
exert
follow
function
handle
maneuver
manipulate
practice
pursue
put out
swing

preside

administer
advise
be at the head of
be in driver's seat
call the signals
carry on
chair
conduct
control
direct
do the honors
govern
handle
head

regulate

adapt
adjust
administer
allocate
arrange
balance
classify
conduct
control
coordinate
correct
determine
direct
dispose

request

appeal
application
asking
begging
call
commercial
demand
desire
entreaty
inquiry
invitation
offer
prayer
recourse

rule

aphorism
apothegm
assize
axiom
basis
brocard
canon
chapter and verse
command
commandment
criterion
decorum
decree
decretion

run

amble
bound
break
canter
dart
dash
drop
escape
fall
flight
gallop
jog
lope
pace

run the show

administrate
be in the driver's seat
be in the saddle
boss
carry out
conduct
control
crack the whip
direct
execute
govern
head
head up
hold the reins

steer

be in the driver's seat
beacon
captain
conduct
control
drive
escort
govern
head for
helm
herd
lead
pilot
point

superintend

conduct
manage
oversee
watch

supervise

administer
be in charge
be in driver's seat
be in the saddle
be on duty
be responsible for
boss
call the play
call the shots
chaperon
conduct
control
crack the whip
deal with

take over

accept
adapt
affiliate
affirm
appropriate
approve
assent
assume
borrow
embrace
endorse
espouse
follow
go down the line

take the helm

administer
advocate
boss
call the shots
call upon
captain
care for
carry on
command
concert
conduct
counsel
designate
direct

train

alternation
appendage
caravan
chain
column
concatenation
consecution
convoy
cortege
course
court
entourage
file
following

use

account
adoption
advantage
appliance
applicability
appropriateness
avail
benefit
call
capitalization
cause
convenience
custom
end

watch

analog watch
chronometer
digital watch
pocket watch
stopwatch
ticker
timepiece
timer
wristwatch

watch over

attend
baby sit
consider
foster
keep an eye on
keep tabs on
look after
mind
mind the store
minister
mother
nurse
nurture
pay attention to

wield

apply
brandish
command
conduct
employ
exercise
exert
flourish
handle
have
have at one's disposal
hold
maintain
make use of

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