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   principal

   /ˈprɪnsɪpl/

   adjective

   • 1. first in order of importance; main: "the country's principal cities"
   • 2. denoting an original sum invested or lent: "the principal amount of your investment"

   noun

   • 1. the most important or senior person in an organization or group: "a design consultancy whose principal is based in San Francisco" Similar bosschiefchief executive (officer)CEOchairmanchairwomanmanaging directorMDpresidentdirectormanageremployerheadleaderrulercontrollerinformal:head honchogaffergovernorguv'nor
   • ▪ the head of a school, college, or other educational institution: "I was appointed principal of the new school" Similar head teacherheadheadmasterheadmistressdirectordeanrectorwardenchancellorvice chancellorpresidentprovostgovernorinformal:prexyprex
   • ▪ the leading performer in a concert, play, ballet, or opera: "the singing style of the principals" Similar leading actor/actressleading player/performerleading man/ladyleadstarprotagonistheroheroineleading roletitle roleprima donnadivaprima ballerina
   • ▪ the leading player in each section of an orchestra: "he had been an outstanding principal in the orchestra"
   • ▪ (in certain professions) a fully qualified practitioner: "principals in general practice are self-employed and controlled by their practice agreements"
   • ▪ (in the UK) a senior civil servant in charge of a particular section.
   • 2. a sum of money lent or invested, on which interest is paid: "the winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal" Similar capital sumcapitalcapital fundsworking capitalfinancial resourcesmoneydebtloan
   • 3. a person for whom another acts as an agent or representative: "stockbrokers in Tokyo act as agents rather than as principals"
   • 4. the person directly responsible for a crime.
   • ▪ each of the combatants in a duel. historical
   • 5. a main rafter supporting purlins.
   • 6. an organ stop sounding a main register of open flue pipes typically an octave above the diapason: "all the principals are on one manual"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin principalis ‘first, original’, from princeps, princip- ‘first, chief’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. principalship noun

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   the head or director of a school or, especially in England, a college. Synonyms: master, dean, headmaster. a person who takes a leading part in any activity, as a play; chief actor or doer. the first player of a division of instruments in an orchestra (excepting the leader of the first violins).

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   1. first in importance, rank, value, etc; chief. 2. denoting or relating to capital or property as opposed to interest, etc. noun. 3. a person who is first in importance or directs some event, action, organization, etc. 4. (in Britain) a civil servant of an executive grade who is in charge of a section.

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   adjective. most important element. “the principal rivers of America”. “the principal example”. synonyms: chief, main, master, primary. important, of import. of great significance or value. noun. the educator who has executive authority for a school.

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   1. a. One who holds a position of presiding rank, especially the head of an elementary school, middle school, or high school. b. A main participant in a situation, especially a financial transaction. c. A person having a leading or starring role in a performance, such as the first player in a section of an orchestra. 2. a.

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   Definition of principal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.