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English to English adjective
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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. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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most important element | | Example: the chief aim of living
the main doors were of solid glass
the principal rivers of America
the principal example
policemen were primary targets
the master bedroom
a master switch
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the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated | | source: wordnet30
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the educator who has executive authority for a school | | Example: she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
source: wordnet30
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an actor who plays a principal role | | source: wordnet30
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capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | | source: wordnet30
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(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement | | source: wordnet30
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the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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