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Principle vs. Principal: Usage Guide
Evidence of confusion between principle and principal can be found even in publications overseen by professional editors. To keep these words straight, remember that principle functions only as a noun, and in its most common uses refers to a basic rule or law, as in
a guiding principle
or
a matter of principle.
If you are looking for an adjective form of this word, you must use principled, as in
taking a principled stand.
Principal functions as both a noun and an adjective. The noun has various meanings referring to someone with controlling authority
the school principal
or in a leading position
the ballet's two principals
, but also has meanings relating to finance, law, and architecture. As an adjective, principal typically means "most important," as in
the principal reason.
prin·ci·pal ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəl 
-sə-bəl
1
: a person who has controlling authority or is in a leading position: such as
a
: a chief or head man or woman
b
: the chief executive officer of an educational institution
c
: one who engages another to act as an agent subject to general control and instruction
specifically : the person from whom an agent's authority derives
d
: the chief or an actual participant in a crime
e
: the person primarily or ultimately liable on a legal obligation
f
: a leading performer : star
2
b
: the construction that gives shape and strength to a roof and is usually one of several trusses
broadly : the most important member of a piece of framing
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective If any suspect that Griswold was exaggerating, they should reflect on the fact that the principal Supreme Court case justifying the invocation of the national security privilege was based on a governmental lie. 
Garry Wills, New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2009 Following the agreement, the four principal tobacco companies—Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, and Lorillard—raised their prices more than 45 cents per pack. The costs of the settlement, as predicted, were passed on to consumers. Allan M. Brandt, The Cigarette Century, 2007 Their principal industry was the manufacture, in a long, low, mostly-wooden, two-story factory, of cold cream. Frederick Busch, Too Late American Boyhood Blues, 1984 Vegetables are the principal ingredients in this soup. She is the principal cellist of the orchestra. Noun the new high school principal One of the principals in the assassination plot has been arrested. See More
Garry Wills, New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2009 Following the agreement, the four principal tobacco companies—Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, and Lorillard—raised their prices more than 45 cents per pack. The costs of the settlement, as predicted, were passed on to consumers. Allan M. Brandt, The Cigarette Century, 2007 Their principal industry was the manufacture, in a long, low, mostly-wooden, two-story factory, of cold cream. Frederick Busch, Too Late American Boyhood Blues, 1984 Vegetables are the principal ingredients in this soup. She is the principal cellist of the orchestra. Noun the new high school principal One of the principals in the assassination plot has been arrested. See More Recent Examples on the Web Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 Her principal teacher was Lola Bravo, a doyenne of Spanish dance who also believed in the importance of classical ballet; Ms. Ramirez went on to study with Ballets Russes ballerina Alexandra Danilova. Joel Lobenthal, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 Years before the reckoning of 2020—years before this article’s principal characters were even born—a British colonial official named Kenneth Murray set out to endow Nigeria with a museum worthy of its heritage . David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 The principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers will become the second-biggest shareholder in the Norwich City soccer club, currently belonging to the English Football Championship League one notch below the Premier League. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Volhardt, who resigned from the elementary school Aug. 4, took a vice principal position at another area high school. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Mendez is the principal librarian for Partnerships & Community Outreach. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 The principal cast for the film is set, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton and more. Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 10 Sep. 2022 It will then be driven to Edinburgh, where it will be placed in the throne room at the Palace of Holyrood, the monarch’s principal residence in Scotland. Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2022 On Thursday, school principal David Jaffe sent a letter to Vista High parents saying the cancellations were done out of an abundance of caution. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 In total, there are six bedrooms spread across the home’s four levels and the grand principal suite spans the entire first floor—imagine that. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2022 Night Capital’s board of directors is composed of Duchscher, Kerns, Moore, Night president Ezra Cooperstein and TCG principal Jacob Smilovitz. Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 McGee is a former deputy superintendent and principal in the Little Rock School District. Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2022 Sacramento Bee Former Fresno-area elementary school principal Brian Volhardt has been charged with a misdemeanor count of child abuse after a video from June 7 surfaced of him pushing a special-needs student to the ground. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 School principal Brian Vollhardt shoves a special needs student. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Millennium principal Joe Larkin said the tower’s Passive House design, which sharply reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared with most office buildings, was also appealing to McKinsey. Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
Adjective
Gabrielle Rabinovitch will serve as acting CFO and perform PayPal's principal financial officer's duties, effective immediately. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 Her principal teacher was Lola Bravo, a doyenne of Spanish dance who also believed in the importance of classical ballet; Ms. Ramirez went on to study with Ballets Russes ballerina Alexandra Danilova. Joel Lobenthal, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 Years before the reckoning of 2020—years before this article’s principal characters were even born—a British colonial official named Kenneth Murray set out to endow Nigeria with a museum worthy of its heritage . David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 The principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers will become the second-biggest shareholder in the Norwich City soccer club, currently belonging to the English Football Championship League one notch below the Premier League. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Volhardt, who resigned from the elementary school Aug. 4, took a vice principal position at another area high school. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Mendez is the principal librarian for Partnerships & Community Outreach. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 The principal cast for the film is set, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Javier Bardem as King Triton and more. Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 10 Sep. 2022 It will then be driven to Edinburgh, where it will be placed in the throne room at the Palace of Holyrood, the monarch’s principal residence in Scotland. Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Noun
Throwing out the case, Patton cited a legal principal known as issue preclusion, which holds that an issue shouldn’t have to be re-litigated if the facts in two related cases are similar. Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2022 On Thursday, school principal David Jaffe sent a letter to Vista High parents saying the cancellations were done out of an abundance of caution. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 In total, there are six bedrooms spread across the home’s four levels and the grand principal suite spans the entire first floor—imagine that. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2022 Night Capital’s board of directors is composed of Duchscher, Kerns, Moore, Night president Ezra Cooperstein and TCG principal Jacob Smilovitz. Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022 McGee is a former deputy superintendent and principal in the Little Rock School District. Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2022 Sacramento Bee Former Fresno-area elementary school principal Brian Volhardt has been charged with a misdemeanor count of child abuse after a video from June 7 surfaced of him pushing a special-needs student to the ground. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 School principal Brian Vollhardt shoves a special needs student. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Millennium principal Joe Larkin said the tower’s Passive House design, which sharply reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared with most office buildings, was also appealing to McKinsey. Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin principalis, from princip-, princeps
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of principal was in the 14th century Phrases Containing principal
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