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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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Antoine is campus principal at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad, where researchers are due to start studying various potential benefits of cannabis.

From BBC

Horner, 52, was sacked as Red Bull team principal last summer after a decline in form for the former world champions and nearly two years of internal conflict.

From BBC

"I got a message from the principal to say she had the dresses, and they were all brand new, with tags on and still in the plastic, and that's how it all started," she said.

From BBC

Export controls on advanced lithography equipment have prevented Chinese manufacturers from fitting more transistors on their chips, resulting in more energy-intensive systems, according to Jack Gold, founder and principal analyst at J.Gold Associates.

From MarketWatch

Each nominated film may list up to two casting directors who receive a principal on-screen credit such as casting director or casting by.

From Los Angeles Times