All 13 Uses of

principal
in
Tenth Grade Bleeds

I'd kill to see the middle school principal shoveling dog turds for a living.†
Chpt 3.

principal = most important; or person that is most important

"Don't think I'm not watching you, Mr. Tod," Principal Snelgrove snarled as Vlad walked by.†
Chpt 3.

The door flung open, revealing a rather perturbed-l ooking Principal Snelgrove.†
Chpt 11.

Principal Snelgrove had turned purple by the time they reached his office, and as he paced back and forth behind his desk, his shade of purple deepened.†
Chpt 11.

He doubted she'd ever had the misfortune of ending up in the Chair of Doom—Vlad's nickname for any chair in the principal's office that didn't belong to the principal.†
Chpt 11.

He doubted she'd ever had the misfortune of ending up in the Chair of Doom—Vlad's nickname for any chair in the principal's office that didn't belong to the principal.†
Chpt 11.

Principal Snelgrove had an afternoon appointment that couldn't be missed.†
Chpt 11.

At the top of the steps, tucked safely inside the warm school, stood Principal Snelgrove, eyeing each student with his distrustful, rodentlike stare.†
Chpt 14.

Next time the weather got this fierce, somebody had better distract the principal with a maze and the promise of cheese.†
Chpt 14.

Definitions:

(1) (principal)
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
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

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