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Principal may refer to:

The head of an educational institution:

Principal (school) , head of a primary or secondary school

Principal (university) , chief executive of a university

--- Dean (education) , a person with significant authority

--- Provost (education) , chief academic officer of a university

--- Chancellor (education) , the head of a university

Other uses:

Principal (law) , a person who authorises an agent to act to create a legal relationship with a third party

Principal, in finance, the original amount of a Debt on which interest is calculated

Principal, in Business , a person with an ownership (equity) position in the business,

Organ Stop on a pipe organ

A musician in an Orchestra who either plays the first part (wind instruments)

Principal Financial Group , a life insurance company traded on the NYSE .