[
US
/ˈpɹɪnsəpəɫ/
]
[ UK /pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/ ]
NOUN
- an actor who plays a principal role
- the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
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the educator who has executive authority for a school
she sent unruly pupils to see the principal - (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
- capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
ADJECTIVE
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most important element
policemen were primary targets
the chief aim of living
the principal example
the master bedroom
a master switch
the main doors were of solid glass
the principal rivers of America
How To Use principal In A Sentence
- The decision removed one of the rebels' principal grievances and was expected to strengthen Frelimo's position at the negotiating table.
- The lymphatic vessels of the tongue may be divided into four groups: (1) apical, from the tip of the tongue to the suprahyoid glands and principal gland of the tongue; (2) lateral, from the margin of the tonguesome of these pierce the Mylohyoideus to end in the submaxillary glands, others pass down on the Hyoglossus to the superior deep cervical glands; (3) basal, from the region of the vallate papillæ to the superior deep cervical glands; and (4) median, a few of which perforate the Mylohyoideus to reach the submaxillary glands, while the majority turn around the posterior border of the muscle to enter the superior deep cervical glands. VIII. The Lymphatic System. 3. The Lymphatics of the Head, Face, and Neck
- The principals of the local schools could be counted on for a couple of fresh scrubbed altar boys in charge of polished crucifix, candlesticks and dangerously toxic swinging thuribles.
- Ajmal Aqtash, writes that, "The exhibition traces the evolution of Lalvani's genomic art as filtered through two major series, AlgoRhythms ™ and XURF ™, each exploring Lalvani's principal concern with the relationship between genetic codes and sculptural creation, and more specifically, between" genomics "- sculpture derived from formal rules, and" epigenomics "- works created through external agents like forces, respectively. Steven Mesler: Form Follows Force: Haresh Lalvani
- Born Princess Sophia of the minor German principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, reared by an ambitious and self-centered mother, she was plucked out of near obscurity by the Russian czarina, Elizabeth, in 1744 as a bride for the heir to the Russian throne, Peter III. The Rise Of an Empress
- Although she enjoys the aesthetic value of wild flowers, her reason for encouraging their widespread growth is principally scientific.
- Another man I later found out was the principal groomsman.
- When an agent makes a contract either the principal is liable or the agent is liable for a breach of authority.
- Four principal types of source pertain to the subject: literature, works of graphic or plastic art, archaeological remains, and notated pieces of music.
- This is the principal faultline in today's cabinet. Times, Sunday Times
