principal
Example Sentences
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Students treat institutional rituals as a farce and openly mock their principal - calling him Yamdoot after the Hindu god of death - a blustering figure who addresses them as "My dear donkey".
From BBC
If chosen, he would become principal advisor to the alliance’s secretary general.
The four principal characters are perfectly balanced, but above all, it’s the players who make the magic.
From Los Angeles Times
Requirements to obtain a certified license included proof of name and birth date, SSN, address of principal residence and status of citizenship.
From Salon
In a Facebook post, the school expressed its "deepest condolences" over the principal's death.
From BBC
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