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principal

n. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

dealer

n. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

lead, star

n. an actor who plays a principal role

corpus, principal sum

n. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

primary, main, chief

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"

main, ocean, briny

n. a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

leading lady

n. actress who plays the leading female role

diva, prima donna

n. a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

booster, friend, admirer, supporter, champion, protagonist

n. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

collection, compendium

n. a publication containing a variety of works

major

adj. of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"

polar, pivotal

adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

capital, great, majuscule

adj. uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

essential

adj. basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

vital, life-sustaining

adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

ruling, regnant, reigning

adj. exercising power or authority

controlling, in charge

adj. able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

basic, staple

adj. necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"

sovereign, supreme

adj. greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"

first

adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

dominant

adj. exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

foremost, frontmost

adj. preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"

leading

adj. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

premier, prime

adj. first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"

premier, premiere, earliest

adj. preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"

prime

adj. used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"

ultimate

adj. being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"

essential, crucial, all-important, all important, of the essence

adj. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

alpha

adj. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"

big

adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"

burning

adj. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"

cardinal, central, key, fundamental, polar, primal

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

eventful, consequential

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

Copernican

adj. of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"

great, distinguished, eminent

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

historic

adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

in-chief

adj. indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"

measurable

adj. of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"

serious, weighty

adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"

strategic

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

valuable

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

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