to be the principal or chief

  • 101chief — One who is put above the rest. Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the best or most important or valuable of several; paramount; of leading importance. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action …

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  • 102chief — One who is put above the rest. Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the best or most important or valuable of several; paramount; of leading importance. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action …

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  • 103principal — principalship, n. /prin seuh peuhl/, adj. 1. first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost. 2. of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital: a principal investment. 3. Geom. (of an axis of a conic) passing… …

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  • 104principal — 1. adjective the principal cause of poor air quality Syn: main, chief, primary, leading, foremost, first, first line, most important, predominant, dominant, (most) prominent; key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, prime, central …

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  • 105Chief human resources officer — A Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) is a corporate officer who oversees all HR and industrial relations operations for an organization. Similar job titles include: Chief People Officer, Chief Personnel Officer, Executive Vice President of… …

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  • 106Chief of the Name — See also: Gaelic nobility of Ireland The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (clann in Irish and Scottish Gaelic). The term is in use as a title in Ireland and Scotland… …

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  • 107principal — 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,… …

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  • 108principal — prin•ci•pal [[t]ˈprɪn sə pəl[/t]] adj. 1) first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost 2) of or constituting principal or capital: a principal investment[/ex] 3) a chief or head 4) the head or director of a school or, esp.… …

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  • 109principal — adj Chief; leading; most important or considerable; primary; original. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree. As to principal challenge principal contract principal obligation principal office principal vein, see those… …

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  • 110The Simpsons — This article is about the television show. For the franchise, see The Simpsons (franchise). For other uses, see The Simpsons (disambiguation). The Simpsons …

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