Principal

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Principal may refer to:

Common usage

• Principal (academia),
• Principal (education), Principal or dean, the head of a cathedral or collegiate church

Law

• Principal (commercial law), the person who authorizes an agent
  • Principal (architecture), licensed professional(s) with ownership of the firm
• Principal (criminal law), the primary actor in a criminal offense

Places

• Principal, Cape Verde, a village
• Principal, Ecuador, a parish in Azuay Province

Media

• The Principal (TV series), a 2015 Australian drama series
• The Principal, a 1987 action film
• Principal (symphonic musician), the lead musician in a section of an orchestra

Business

• Principal Financial Group, a life insurance company traded on the NYSE
• Principal (finance), the face value of a bond
• Principal sum, the original amount of a debt or investment on which interest is calculated

Other uses

• Principal (computer security), an entity that can be identified and verified
• Principal (civil service) or principal officer, the senior management level in Her Majesty's Civil Service, UK
• Principal or diapason, one of the flue pipes on a pipe organ
  • Principal or diapason, a corresponding organ stop on a pipe organ
• Victoria Principal (born 1950), an American actress
• Principal dancer, the top rank in ballet

See also

• Principle (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with Principal
• All pages with a title containing Principal
• All pages beginning with The Principal
• All pages with a title containing The Principal