Determining
Determining adjective - Having the power or quality of deciding.
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Main and determining are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Determining".
Main
Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Determining and main are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Determining" instead an adjective "Main".
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- Also see White Male Lead when a character being white, heterosexual and male is determining him as the main character.
Source: Homophobia Index -
His main criteria for determining those superior is whether they, like himself, had survived a major war or disaster that would lead to mass casualties.
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In The Ninth Gate the main character is tasked with determining which of three versions of a Tome of Eldritch Lore is authentic, i.e.
Source: Dismantled MacGuffin
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