principal
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈprɪnsəpəl/
:
director
- Went on to become principal of the school.
- a school principal
- assistant principal
- teachers and principals
But I, I, I knew the principals, I knew how to build teams.
- But I, I, I knew the principals, I knew how to build teams.
- Turns out they just named who would be the principal ballerina in their troop.
- The officers go to the school, they talk to the principal and say, hey, this is serious.
- Shoppers, can Randall Jenkins please make his way to the principal's office?
- Everything, including school teachers, principals and parents were stretched so thin.
- It must have been some of our teachers or, you know, the principal or somebody like that.
- Sit in the principals office and don't do what you're doing.
- So much of school success is about the teacher and the principal that are in the building.
- And I saw the teachers being attacked, principal being attacked.
Examples
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He had to go to the principal's office.
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The officers go to the school, they talk to the principal and say, hey, this is serious.
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That was our principal, not our priest.
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Yeah, and then the head principal sends me a letter home.
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I spoke with the principal, and they cleared it.
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I was their principal back then, and Gus was in my office constantly.
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At some schools, teachers reported that principals participated in book studies along with them.
Academic text (2012) -
And on the morning announcements, the principal said Mary Agron has called.
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Students showed improvements across all grade levels after the principal established PLCs and collaborated with teachers.
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After the meeting, the students thanked their principal for her support during the school year.
Synonyms
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1.1
A very famous and admired performer like an actor or musician
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2.2
A person who is in charge of a group or organization
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4.6
The main person who is in charge of a group or activity
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3.2
A person who runs a school, often a private school
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2.5
A person who runs a school and leads the teachers
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3.9
A woman who is the head teacher of a school, often a private or girls' school
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5.5
A male teacher who is often the head of a school
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3.2
A person who leads a school and is responsible for its teachers and students
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A line of numbers in a square table that runs from the top left to the bottom right
- Specialized
Original amount of money someone lends or invests that people pay interest on
- Specialized
An invisible straight line through a lens or mirror center that light follows without bending
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
principal = princip + al
Although '-al' is a productive adjective suffix, the base 'princip-' is not a recognizable English word, so the sense 'main person' is not transparently derived for typical learners.
Etymology
Principal for a person comes from the same root princip- meaning 'first' or 'chief', so a principal is the main person in an activity or organization—the one with the leading role and responsibility.