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Look up principal or principally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Principal may refer to:
Title or rank
[edit | edit source]- Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university
- Principal (education), the head of a school
- Principal (civil service) or principal officer, the senior management level in the UK Civil Service
- Principal dancer, the top rank in ballet
- Principal (music), the top rank in an orchestra
Law
[edit | edit source]- Principal (commercial law), the person who authorizes an agent
- Principal (architecture), licensed professional(s) with ownership of the firm
- Principal (criminal law), the primary actor in a criminal offense
- Principal (Catholic Church), an honorific used in the See of Lisbon
Places
[edit | edit source]- Principal, Cape Verde, a village
- Principal, Ecuador, a parish
Media
[edit | edit source]- The Principal (TV series), a 2015 Australian drama series
- The Principal, a 1987 action film
- Principal (music), the lead musician in a section of an orchestra
- Principal photography, the first phase of movie production
- "Principal", a song by Cardi B featuring Janet Jackson from the album Am I the Drama?
- "The Principal", a song by Melanie Martinez from the album K-12
- The Principal (Vice Principals), an episode of the American TV series Vice Principals
Finance
[edit | edit source]- Principal (finance) or principal sum, the original amount of a debt or investment on which interest is calculated
- Principal (bond), the face value of a bond
- Principal Financial Group, a life insurance company
Other uses
[edit | edit source]- Principal (computer security), an entity that can be identified and verified
- Principal or diapason, one of the flue pipes on a pipe organ
- Principal or diapason, a corresponding organ stop on a pipe organ
- Victoria Principal (born 1950), American actress
See also
[edit | edit source]- Principle (disambiguation), easily confused word
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