Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization or group, such as a school
Principal
/ˈprɪnsəpəl/Synonyms:
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Examples:
"Exactitude is the principal qualification required in an intendant of finances."I am not the principal here.Isn't Quilp," she says, "our principal support?"
Etymology:
Middle English from Old French principal, from Latin principalis, from princeps meaning first, chief.
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