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principal

noun as in person in charge of organization, often an educational one

noun as in original amount of property either owned or owed

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Critics of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI have expressed doubts that he is qualified to lead the US government’s principal law enforcement agency.

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This year, Maldonado said, there has been more interest from teachers, principals, students and parents after seeing the positives of a phone-free environment.

Stella's criticism of the FIA was shared by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, who said of the governing body: "Rationality needs to win and for me it doesn't look like this at the moment."

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An inquiry into the tragedy found that the building's cladding, made from combustible material, was the "principal" reason for the fire's rapid spread.

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In an attempt to capitalise on Britain's feud with Germany during World War I, he was a principal organiser in the purchase of weapons which were to be shipped from Hamburg.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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