Principal may refer to:

Title or rank

  • Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university
  • Principal (education), the head of a school

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  • Principal (civil service) or principal officer, the senior management level in the UK Civil Service
  • Principal dancer, the top rank in ballet
  • Principal (music), the top rank in an orchestra

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
  • Principal (Catholic Church), an honorific used in the See of Lisbon

Places

  • Principal, Cape Verde, a village
  • Principal, Ecuador, a parish

Media

  • The Principal (TV series), a 2015 Australian drama series
  • The Principal, a 1987 action film
  • Principal (music), the lead musician in a section of an orchestra
  • Principal photography, the first phase of movie production
  • "Principal", a song by Cardi B featuring Janet Jackson from the album Am I the Drama?
  • "The Principal", a song by Melanie Martinez from the album K-12
  • The Principal (Vice Principals), an episode of the American TV series Vice Principals

Finance

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

Other uses

  • Principal (computer security), an entity that can be identified and verified
  • 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), American actress

See also

  • Principle (disambiguation), easily confused word