Words Like PRINCIPAL
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PRINCIPAL.
24 Alternative Words Similar to principal
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Headmistress
Noun Hyponym
8 examples of principal
1
the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a state; the principal productions of a country; the principal arguments in a case.
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the principal of a faction, a school, a firm, etc.
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the main doors were of solid glass
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policemen were primary targets
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a master switch
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the principal rivers of America
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the master bedroom
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the principal example
10 definitions of principal
1
Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main
2
Of or pertaining to a prince; princely.
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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; ; -- distinguished from a subordinate, abettor, auxiliary, or assistant.
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The chief actor in a crime, or an abettor who is present at it, -- as distinguished from an accessory.
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A chief obligor, promisor, or debtor, -- as distinguished from a surety.
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One who employs another to act for him, -- as distinguished from an agent.
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A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous.
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A capital sum of money, placed out at interest, due as a debt or used as a fund; -- so called in distinction from interest or profit.
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The construction which gives shape and strength to a roof, -- generally a truss of timber or iron, but there are roofs with stone principals. Also, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.
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In English organs the chief open metallic stop, an octave above the open diapason. On the manual it is four feet long, on the pedal eight feet. In Germany this term corresponds to the English open diapason.