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Meanings of principal in English

Portuguese
diretora
Catalan
directora
Spanish
director

The educator who has executive authority for a school.

        diretora
        Portuguese
        estrella
        Catalan
        estrella
        Spanish
        estrella

        An actor who plays a principal role.

              estrella
              Catalan
              degà

              Lead player for each respective section of instruments in an orchestra.

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                    degà
                    Russian
                    главный

                    Economic agent that authorizes another to act on its behalf.

                          главный
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                          Examples for "economic agent"
                          Examples for "economic agent"
                          1
                          Optimization consists in finding the mathematically optimal policy that an economic agent could pursue.
                          The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
                          2
                          The economic agent swept her up and down.
                          Beyond
                          3
                          The economic agent said very quietly:
                          Beyond
                          4
                          The economic agent slipped away.
                          Beyond
                          5
                          As the economic agent pointed out, she was beautifully made, and that had a lot to do with it!
                          Beyond
                          Usage of principal in English
                          1
                          The principal importing countries were France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          Acting principal family court judge David Smith said that needed to change.
                          Radio NZ
                          3
                          A B is the principal meridian; C D is the base line.
                          Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Refer...
                          4
                          PROBLEM: I am a principal of a large Dublin boys' secondary school.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          Adventure School principal John Wootton said the threat to children was unacceptable.
                          Radio NZ
                          6
                          Background: Case management is one of the principal strategies for malaria control.
                          Pubmed
                          7
                          The North Sea has been the principal source of airlift weather trouble.
                          The new yorker
                          8
                          That is certainly not the case for the two principal powers involved.
                          The Irish Times
                          9
                          The exploits of the worthies of Israel probably furnished its principal theme.
                          Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People
                          10
                          The principal said he did not support moving Sarah to another family.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          Perry Holloway, a company principal, said he was unaware of any problems.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          The principal minor product of the novel lay in the provincial tale.
                          The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                          13
                          The principal commercial forests lie in the South-Western districts of the Colony.
                          Spinifex and Sand / A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Ex...
                          14
                          These were the principal expenses in the preparation of the Slater Museum.
                          The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, Janu...
                          15
                          The following are the principal rocks which I noticed in the country.
                          Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume...
                          16
                          The principal artists in Paris were anxious to take part in it.
                          Life of Chopin
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                          Principal through the time
                          Principal across language varieties
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                          Common
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