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

adjective (a)

  • 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

noun (n)

  • 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

adjective satellite (s)

  • most important element(adj.all)
    Example:
    The principal rivers of America.
    The principal example.
    Synonym:
    chief, main, master, primary
    source: wordnet30
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