to carry the mantle

Examples

• All

• She will carry the mantle of leadership after the election.

• After her predecessor retired, she was eager to carry the mantle of team leader.

• It's important for the next generation to carry the mantle of environmental stewardship.

• When the CEO resigned, Mark was chosen to carry the mantle and guide the company forward.

• After her mentor retired, she was ready to carry the mantle of leadership in the organization.

• He decided to carry the mantle of his father's legacy by continuing the family business.

• When the previous president stepped down, she was chosen to carry the mantle and guide the team forward.

Synonyms

T

to take on

vsto carry the mantle

577 2.8

To agree to do a job or task

is more about stepping into leadership as a successor rather than any task

T

to take over

vsto carry the mantle

417 3.1

Begin to control someone else's job or project

highlights succession into leadership rather than simple new control

T

to take charge

vsto carry the mantle

101 3.5

Start to control a group or situation and lead others

focuses more on succession and the role of successor rather than immediacy

T

to take the lead

vsto carry the mantle

69 3.2

To start guiding a group or activity and make the main decisions

specifically implies taking on a leadership role as a successor

S

to succeed

vsto carry the mantle

• Formal

59 4.4

To take someone's job or position after they leave

is broader, covering succession both formal and informal

T

to take the wheel

vsto carry the mantle

25 4.7

To drive a car or have control of a situation

focuses more on inheriting a leadership position from a previous holder

T

to take on the role

vsto carry the mantle

14 3.1

Accept a job, responsibility, or part in a play

specifies doing so as the successor to a previous holder

T

to take the helm

vsto carry the mantle

13 4.4

To lead an organization, group, or project

adds the idea of stepping into a role previously held by another

F

to fill someone's shoes

vsto carry the mantle

13 5.3

To take over someone's job when it is hard to do it as well

means assuming leadership with emphasis on succession rather than difficulty

H

to hold the reins

vsto carry the mantle

• Informal

3 4.9

To be in control of a group or business

carries the additional sense of taking on leadership after someone else

C

to carry the ball

vsto carry the mantle

• Informal

3 4.6

Lead a project or task and make sure it is finished

adds the successor angle, not just general project leadership

A

to assume the mantle

vsto carry the mantle

• Formal

2 7.3

To take on an important role as a leader

is identical in meaning but uses a different phrase form

T

to take in charge

vsto carry the mantle

1 5.7

To accept responsibility for and control someone or something

is narrower, stressing succession into a leadership position

T

to take the chair

vsto carry the mantle

• UK

1 5.6

Lead a meeting as the person in charge

is broader, applying to leadership succession beyond meetings

T

to take up the running of

vsto carry the mantle

6.1

Start managing something after the previous person leaves

focuses on assuming responsibility specifically as a successor

T

to take up the running

vsto carry the mantle

7.4

To start managing a task or group after someone else managed it

emphasises taking over a role specifically from a predecessor

Antonyms

A

to abdicate

• Formal

22 8.0

To give up a position of power, for example a king or queen

How Responsible

to lead

∞ 1.0

to carry the mantle

• Formal

1 7.4

to take over

417 3.1

to enter

• Formal

9 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology