PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
(Of official) To have charge, be in charge, of sth., a bheith os cionn, i gceannas, ruda.
To have control of an undertaking, bheith i gceannas gnó.
To dominate (over) s.o., a people, bheith i gceannas ar, smacht a choinneáil ar, dhuine, chine.
Abs.To govern, bheith i réim, i gceannas.
To lead a movement, bheith i gceannas gluaiseachta.
He is the nominal head, is é atá in ainm a bheith i gceannas.
To preside at, over, a meeting, a bheith i gceannas cruinnithe, sa chathaoir ag cruinniú.
To bear rule, bheith i gceannas.
To be uppermost, bheith in uachtar, i gceannas.