principal

1. The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated (synset 113421835)
   is a type of: debt - money or goods or services owed by one person to another
   is a part of: loan - the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
2. The educator who has executive authority for a school (synset 110494230)
   "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
   is a type of: educator, pedagog, pedagogue - someone who educates young people
   subtypes:

   • chancellor - the honorary or titular head of a university
   • headmaster, master, schoolmaster - presiding officer of a school
   • headmistress - a woman headmaster
   same as: head, head teacher, school principal
3. An actor who plays a principal role (synset 110668135)
   is a type of: actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian - a theatrical performer
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: lead, star
4. Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it (synset 113376883)
   is a type of: capital - wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
   same as: corpus, principal sum
5. (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement (synset 110494535)
   referred to in: criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
   is a type of: offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law
   subtypes: criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
6. The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange;
   Buys and sells for his own account (synset 110494031)
   is a type of: financier, moneyman - a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
   subtypes: broker-dealer - a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal
   same as: dealer

1. Most important element (synset 301280536)
   "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"
   similar to: important, of import - of great significance or value
   same as: chief, main, master, primary

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