principal+person
31principal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chief, leader, head; constituent, client; buyer, seller; capital, corpus. See money. adj. foremost, chief, prime, greatest, main, leading. See importance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. leading, chief,… …
32principal — prin|ci|pal1 W2 [ˈprınsıpəl] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin principalis, from princeps; PRINCE] most important = ↑main ▪ His principal reason for making the journey was to visit his family. ▪ Teaching is her… …
33principal — [[t]prɪ̱nsɪp(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ principals 1) ADJ: ADJ n Principal means first in order of importance. The principal reason for my change of mind is this. ...the country s principal source of foreign exchange earnings... Their principal concern is… …
34principal — adjective 1》 first in order of importance; main. 2》 denoting an original sum of money invested or lent. noun 1》 the most important or senior person in an organization or group. ↘the head of a school or college. ↘(in certain professions) a …
35principal — I UK [ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l] / US adjective *** main, or most important The principal aim of the project is to provide an answer to this question. The salary is good, but that is not the principal reason I accepted the job. II UK [ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l] / US noun… …
36principal — prin|ci|pal1 [ prınsəpl ] adjective *** main or most important: The principal aim of the project is to provide an answer to this question. The salary is good, but that is not the principal reason I accepted the job. principal prin|ci|pal 2 [… …
37principal — / prɪnsɪp(ə)l/ noun a person or company that is represented by an agent ● The agent has come to London to see his principals. ■ adjective most important ● The principal shareholders asked for a meeting. ● The country’s principal products are… …
38Principal challenge — Challenge Chal lenge, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See {Calumny}.] 1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any… …
39Principal-agent relationship — A situation that can be modeled as one person, an agent, who acts on the behalf of another person, the principal. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
40principal-agent relationship — Occurs when one person, an agent, acts on the behalf of another person, the principal. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
