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principal

('pr/I/ns/@/p/@/l )

Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a state; the principal productions of a country; the principal arguments in a case.(adjective)

source: webster1913

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated(noun.possession)

source: wordnet30
the educator who has executive authority for a school(noun.person)

Example:
She sent unruly pupils to see the principal.

Synonym:
head, head teacher, school principal

source: wordnet30
an actor who plays a principal role(noun.person)

Synonym:
lead, star

source: wordnet30
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it(noun.possession)

Synonym:
corpus, principal sum

source: wordnet30
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account(noun.person)

Synonym:
dealer

source: wordnet30
A leader, chief, or head; one who takes the lead; one who acts independently, or who has controlling authority or influence; as, the principal of a faction, a school, a firm, etc.; -- distinguished from a subordinate, abettor, auxiliary, or assistant.(noun)

source: webster1913

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