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Definition
most important; or person who is most important
The exact meaning of principal can depend upon its context. For example:
- "the principal idea" or "the principal performer" — the most important
- "the principal of the school" — the person in charge
- "a principal of a company" — an owner or person with controlling authority
- "the principal in a transaction" (as contrasted to the agent) — the person on whose behalf an agent acts
- They trusted you on the language, principally.Chapter 11 (21% in)
- "If it is not unprintable," naming the principal obscenity that had larded the conversation.Chapter 3 (89% in)
There are no more uses of "principal" in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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