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principal
has definitions from the fields of finance,work,education,performing arts,economics,business
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[ adjective ] most important element
Examples "the chief aim of living" "the main doors were of solid glass" "the principal rivers of America" "the principal example" "policemen were primary targets" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)These , he said , are `` two of the principal underlying causes for family breakups leading to ADC '' . (The Dallas Morning News,...)The principal tactic in controlling the ball was giving it to Abner_Haynes , the flashy halfback . (The New York Times,...)The principal speaker will be Senator_Stuart_Symington , Democrat of Missouri . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)While it must be said that these same Protestants have built some new churches during this period , and that religious population_shifts have emptied churches , a principal reason for this phenomenon of redundancy is that fewer Protestants are going_to church . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)SBA works closely with the principal property disposal installations of the Federal_Government in reviewing proposed sales programs and identifying those types of property that small business_concerns are most likely to be interested in purchasing . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work,education) the educator who has executive authority for a school
Synonyms Examples "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Dr._Clark has served as teacher and principal in Oklahoma high_schools , as teacher and athletic director at Raymondville_,_Texas_,_High_School , as an instructor at the University_of_Oklahoma , and as an associate_professor of education at Fort_Hays_,_Kan._,_State_College . Principals of the 13 schools in the Denton_Independent_School_District have been re-elected for the 1961 - 62 session upon the recommendation of Supt._Chester_O._Strickland . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (economics,business) capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
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[ noun ] (finance) the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
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