| NOUN | possession | principal | the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated |
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| person | principal, school principal, head teacher, head | the educator who has executive authority for a school | |
| person | principal, star, lead | an actor who plays a principal role | |
| possession | principal, corpus, principal sum | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | |
| person | principal | (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement | |
| person | principal, dealer | the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | principal, chief, main, primary, master | most important element |
| Sounds | prih'nsahpahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Most important element. | |
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| Synonyms | chief, main, primary, master | |
| Broader | important, of import | Of great significance / significance or value |
| Spanish | primordial, principal | |
| Catalan | primordial, principal | |
| Adverbs | principally | for the most part |
| Meaning | The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated. | |
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| Part of | loan | The temporary provision of money (usually at interest) |
| Broader | debt | money or goods or services owed by one person to another |
| Spanish | capital | |
| Catalan | capital | |
| Meaning | The educator who has executive authority for a school. | |
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| Example | "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" | |
| Synonyms | school principal, head teacher, head | |
| Narrower | chancellor | The honorary or titular head of a university / university |
| headmaster, schoolmaster, master | presiding officer of a school | |
| headmistress | A woman headmaster | |
| Broader | educator, pedagogue, pedagog | someone who educates young people |
| Spanish | directora, director | |
| Catalan | directora, director | |
| Nouns | principalship | the post of principal |
| Meaning | An actor who plays a principal role. | |
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| Synonyms | star, lead | |
| Narrower | co-star | One of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film |
| film star, movie star | A star who plays leading roles in the cinema | |
| idol, matinee idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively | |
| television star, TV star | A star in a television show | |
| Broader | actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player | A theatrical performer |
| Spanish | estrella, protagonista | |
| Catalan | estrella, protagonista | |
| Meaning | Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it. | |
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| Synonyms | corpus, principal sum | |
| Broader | capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value |
| Spanish | corpus, masa patrimonial | |
| Meaning | (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement. | |
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| Category | criminal law | The body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment |
| Narrower | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
| Broader | wrongdoer, offender | A person who transgresses moral or civil law |
| Meaning | The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account. | |
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| Synonym | dealer | |
| Narrower | broker-dealer | A financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal |
| Broader | financier, moneyman | A person skilled in large scale financial transactions |
| Spanish | comerciante | |
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