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principal: first in authority; main participant; amount of a debt less interest
principle: basic truth or assumption

Principal: The noun principal has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (12) principal -- (the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated)
2. (2) principal, school principal, head teacher, head -- (the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal")
3. (1) star, principal, lead -- (an actor who plays a principal role)
4. principal, corpus, principal sum -- (capital as contrasted with the income derived from it)
5. principal, dealer -- (the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account)

The adj principal has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (19) chief, main, primary, principal -- (most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets")
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Synonyms: 5 senses of principal

Sense 1
principal -- (the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated)
=> debt -- (money or goods or services owed by one person to another)

Sense 2
principal, school principal, head teacher, head -- (the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal")
=> educator, pedagogue, pedagog -- (someone who educates young people)

Sense 3
star, principal, lead -- (an actor who plays a principal role)
=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)

Sense 4
principal, corpus, principal sum -- (capital as contrasted with the income derived from it)
=> capital -- (wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value)

Sense 5
principal, dealer -- (the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account)
=> financier, moneyman -- (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)

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Coordinate Terms: 5 senses of principal

Sense 1
principal -- (the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated)
-> debt -- (money or goods or services owed by one person to another)
=> arrears -- (an unpaid overdue debt)
=> national debt -- (the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions))
=> public debt -- (the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation)
=> debt limit, debt ceiling -- (the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity)
=> bad debt -- (a debt that is unlikely to be repaid)
=> installment debt -- (debt to be paid by installments)
=> loan -- (the temporary provision of money (usually at interest))
=> principal -- (the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated)
=> score -- (an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later")

Sense 2
principal, school principal, head teacher, head -- (the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal")
-> educator, pedagogue, pedagog -- (someone who educates young people)
=> academician, academic, faculty member -- (an educator who works at a college or university)
=> lector, lecturer, reader -- (a public lecturer at certain universities)
=> principal, school principal, head teacher, head -- (the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal")
=> schoolmaster -- (any person (or institution) who acts as an educator)
=> teacher, instructor -- (a person whose occupation is teaching)
HAS INSTANCE=> Bethune, Mary McLeod Bethune -- (United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955))
HAS INSTANCE=> Braille, Louis Braille -- (French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852))
HAS INSTANCE=> Carnegie, Dale Carnegie -- (United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955))
HAS INSTANCE=> Comenius, John Amos Comenius, Jan Amos Komensky -- (Czech educational reformer (1592-1670))
HAS INSTANCE=> Dewey, John Dewey -- (United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952))
HAS INSTANCE=> Froebel, Friedrich Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel -- (German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852))
HAS INSTANCE=> Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet -- (United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851))
HAS INSTANCE=> Hopkins, Mark Hopkins -- (United States educator and theologian (1802-1887))
HAS INSTANCE=> Hutchins, Robert Maynard Hutchins -- (United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977))
HAS INSTANCE=> Laney, Lucy Craft Laney -- (United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933))
HAS INSTANCE=> Lowell, Abbott Lawrence Lowell -- (United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943))
HAS INSTANCE=> Mann, Horace Mann -- (United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859))
HAS INSTANCE=> McGuffey, William Holmes McGuffey -- (United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873))
HAS INSTANCE=> Montessori, Maria Montesorri -- (Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952))
HAS INSTANCE=> Moynihan, Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- (United States politician and educator (1927-2003))
HAS INSTANCE=> Naismith, James Naismith -- (United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the game of basketball (1861-1939))
HAS INSTANCE=> Orff, Carl Orff -- (German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982))
HAS INSTANCE=> Peabody, Elizabeth Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody -- (educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894))
HAS INSTANCE=> Pitman, Sir Isaac Pitman -- (English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897))
HAS INSTANCE=> Sullivan, Anne Sullivan, Anne Mansfield Sullivan -- (United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936))
HAS INSTANCE=> Washington, Booker T. Washington, Booker Taliaferro Washington -- (United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915))
HAS INSTANCE=> White, Andrew D. White, Andrew Dickson White -- (United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918))
HAS INSTANCE=> Willard, Emma Hart Willard -- (United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870))
HAS INSTANCE=> Witherspoon, John Witherspoon -- (American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794))

Sense 3
star, principal, lead -- (an actor who plays a principal role)
-> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)
=> actress -- (a female actor)
=> barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper -- (an actor who travels around the country presenting plays)
=> character actor -- (an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles)
=> comedian -- (an actor in a comedy)
=> ham, ham actor -- (an unskilled actor who overacts)
=> heavy -- (an actor who plays villainous roles)
=> ingenue -- (an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl)
=> leading man -- (actor who plays the leading male role)
=> mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist -- (an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
=> plant -- (an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience)
=> reenactor -- (a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier)
=> scene-stealer -- (an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers")
=> screen actor, movie actor -- (an actor who plays a role in a film)
=> star, principal, lead -- (an actor who plays a principal role)
=> supernumerary, spear carrier, extra -- (a minor actor in crowd scenes)
=> tragedian -- (an actor who specializes in tragic roles)
=> understudy, standby -- (an actor able to replace a regular performer when required)
=> upstager -- (a selfish actor who upstages the other actors)
=> walk-on -- (plays a small part in a dramatic production)
HAS INSTANCE=> Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg -- (United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-))
HAS INSTANCE=> Astaire, Fred Astaire -- (United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987))
HAS INSTANCE=> Barrymore, Maurice Barrymore, Herbert Blythe -- (United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905))
HAS INSTANCE=> Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore -- (United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954))
HAS INSTANCE=> Barrymore, John Barrymore -- (United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942))
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HAS INSTANCE=> Burbage, Richard Burbage -- (English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619))
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HAS INSTANCE=> Chevalier, Maurice Chevalier -- (French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972))
HAS INSTANCE=> Cooper, Gary Cooper, Frank Cooper -- (United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961))
HAS INSTANCE=> Coward, Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward -- (English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973))
HAS INSTANCE=> Cronyn, Hume Cronyn, Hume Blake Cronyn -- (Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003))
HAS INSTANCE=> Crosby, Bing Crosby, Harry Lillis Crosby -- (United States singer and film actor (1904-1977))
HAS INSTANCE=> Dean, James Dean, James Byron Dean -- (United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955))
HAS INSTANCE=> De Niro, Robert De Niro -- (United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943))
HAS INSTANCE=> Depardieu, Gerard Depardieu -- (French film actor (born in 1948))
HAS INSTANCE=> Drew, John Drew -- (United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862))
HAS INSTANCE=> Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Julius Ullman -- (United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939))
HAS INSTANCE=> Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. -- (United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000))
HAS INSTANCE=> Fonda, Henry Fonda -- (United States film actor (1905-1982))
HAS INSTANCE=> Gable, Clark Gable, William Clark Gable -- (United States film actor (1901-1960))
HAS INSTANCE=> Garrick, David Garrick -- (English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779))
HAS INSTANCE=> Gibson, Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson -- (Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956))
HAS INSTANCE=> Gielgud, Sir John Gielgud, Arthur John Gielgud -- (English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000))
HAS INSTANCE=> Grant, Cary Grant -- (United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986))
HAS INSTANCE=> Granville-Barker, Harley Granville-Barker -- (English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946))
HAS INSTANCE=> Guinness, Alec Guinness, Sir Alec Guinness -- (English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000))
HAS INSTANCE=> Hanks, Tom Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks -- (United States film actor (born in 1956))
HAS INSTANCE=> Harrison, Rex Harrison, Sir Rex Harrison, Reginald Carey Harrison -- (English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990))
HAS INSTANCE=> Heming, Hemminge, John Heming, John Hemminge -- (English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630))
HAS INSTANCE=> Hoffman, Dustin Hoffman -- (versatile United States film actor (born in 1937))
HAS INSTANCE=> Hopkins, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins -- (Welsh film actor (born in 1937))
HAS INSTANCE=> Howard, Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Stainer -- (English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943))
HAS INSTANCE=> Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson -- (United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950))
HAS INSTANCE=> Karloff, Boris Karloff, William Henry Pratt -- (United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969))
HAS INSTANCE=> Kean, Edmund Kean -- (English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833))
HAS INSTANCE=> Keaton, Buster Keaton, Joseph Francis Keaton -- (United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966))
HAS INSTANCE=> Kelly, Gene Kelly, Eugene Curran Kelly -- (United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996))
HAS INSTANCE=> Laughton, Charles Laughton -- (United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962))
HAS INSTANCE=> Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam -- (United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973))
HAS INSTANCE=> Lemmon, Jack Lemmon, John Uhler -- (United States film actor (1925-2001))
HAS INSTANCE=> Lloyd, Harold Lloyd, Harold Clayton Lloyd -- (United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971))
HAS INSTANCE=> Lorre, Peter Lorre, Laszlo Lowestein -- (United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964))
HAS INSTANCE=> Lugosi, Bela Lugosi, Bela Ferenc Blasko -- (United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956))
HAS INSTANCE=> Lunt, Alfred Lunt -- (United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977))
HAS INSTANCE=> Marshall, E. G. Marshall -- (United States actor (1914-1998))
HAS INSTANCE=> Martin, Steve Martin -- (United States actor and comedian (born in 1945))
HAS INSTANCE=> Mason, James Mason, James Neville Mason -- (English film actor (1909-1984))
HAS INSTANCE=> Mitchum, Robert Mitchum -- (United States film actor (1917-1997))
HAS INSTANCE=> Moore, Dudley Moore, Dudley Stuart John Moore -- (English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935))
HAS INSTANCE=> Newman, Paul Newman, Paul Leonard Newman -- (United States film actor (born in 1925))
HAS INSTANCE=> Olivier, Laurence Olivier, Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Birghton -- (English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989))
HAS INSTANCE=> O'Toole, Peter O'Toole, Peter Seamus O'Toole -- (British actor (born in Ireland in 1932))
HAS INSTANCE=> Poitier, Sidney Poitier -- (United States film actor and director (born in 1927))
HAS INSTANCE=> Redford, Robert Redford, Charles Robert Redford -- (United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936))
HAS INSTANCE=> Richardson, Ralph Richardson, Sir Ralph David Richardson -- (British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983))
HAS INSTANCE=> Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, Edward Goldenberg Robinson -- (United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973))
HAS INSTANCE=> Scott, George C. Scott -- (award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999))
HAS INSTANCE=> Sellers, Peter Sellers -- (English comic actor (1925-1980))
HAS INSTANCE=> Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra -- (United States singer and film actor (1915-1998))
HAS INSTANCE=> Skinner, Otis Skinner -- (United States actor (1858-1942))
HAS INSTANCE=> Stanislavsky, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev -- (Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938))
HAS INSTANCE=> Stewart, Jimmy Stewart, James Maitland Stewart -- (United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997))
HAS INSTANCE=> Strasberg, Lee Strasberg, Israel Strassberg -- (United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982))
HAS INSTANCE=> Stroheim, Erich von Stroheim -- (United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957))
HAS INSTANCE=> Tracy, Spencer Tracy -- (United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967))
HAS INSTANCE=> Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree -- (English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917))
HAS INSTANCE=> Ustinov, Sir Peter Ustinov, Peter Alexander Ustinov -- (British actor and playwright (born in 1921))
HAS INSTANCE=> Wayne, John Wayne, Duke Wayne -- (United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979))
HAS INSTANCE=> Welles, Orson Welles, George Orson Welles -- (United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985))

Sense 4
principal, corpus, principal sum -- (capital as contrasted with the income derived from it)
-> capital -- (wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value)
=> endowment, endowment fund -- (the capital that provides income for an institution)
=> means, substance -- (considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means")
=> principal, corpus, principal sum -- (capital as contrasted with the income derived from it)

Sense 5
principal, dealer -- (the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account)
-> financier, moneyman -- (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)
=> banker -- (someone who owns or is an executive in a bank)
=> city man -- (a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London)
=> principal, dealer -- (the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account)
HAS INSTANCE=> Baruch, Bernard Baruch, Bernard Mannes Baruch -- (economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965))
HAS INSTANCE=> Brady, James Buchanan Brady, Diamond Jim Brady, Diamond Jim -- (United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917))
HAS INSTANCE=> Cooke, Jay Cooke -- (United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905))
HAS INSTANCE=> Cosimo de Medici, Cosimo the Elder -- (Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464))
HAS INSTANCE=> Girard, Stephen Girard -- (United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831))
HAS INSTANCE=> Gould, Jay Gould -- (United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892))
HAS INSTANCE=> Gresham, Sir Thomas Gresham -- (English financier (1519-1579))
HAS INSTANCE=> Harriman, Averell Harriman, William Averell Harriman -- (United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986))
HAS INSTANCE=> Hopkins, Johns Hopkins -- (United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873))
HAS INSTANCE=> Mellon, Andrew Mellon, Andrew W. Mellon, Andrew William Mellon -- (United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937))
HAS INSTANCE=> Morgan, J. P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan -- (United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913))
HAS INSTANCE=> Morris, Robert Morris -- (leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806))
HAS INSTANCE=> Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes -- (British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902))
HAS INSTANCE=> Salomon, Haym Salomon -- (American financier and American Revolutionary War patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785))
HAS INSTANCE=> Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Commodore Vanderbilt -- (United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877))