All 5 Uses of
principal
in
Clover, by Sanders
- All the years I'd gone to Gaten's school, I'd never been in any kind of trouble, much less something bad enough to be sent to the principal's office.†
Chpt 1 *principal = most important; or person that is most important
- Shell probably go to one of those private church schools they started setting up when the public schools started getting so many black principals.†
Chpt 5principals = most important; or people that are most important
- I'll bet the new white principal who took Gaten's place won't marry one of our black teachers.†
Chpt 5principal = most important; or person that is most important
- A principal's job at the Round Hill Elementary School opened up, and my daddy got the job.†
Chpt 5
- The 'first' black principal at a Round Hill school.†
Chpt 5
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