Executive and Principal

Executive

Executive noun - A person who manages or directs something.

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Principal and executive are semantically related. in chief topic. In some cases you can use "Principal" instead the word "Executive" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: execute, execution, executed, executing, executor

Principal

Principal noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

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Antonyms for Principal

Executive and principal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Executive" instead the word "Principal" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: principle, principally, principality, principe

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How words are described

female	female executive	female principal
best	best executive	best principal
regular	regular executive	regular principal
responsible	responsible executive	responsible principal
Other adjectives: villainous, black, decent, new, former, hapless, junior, ruthless, military, elderly.

Both words in one sentence

Written-In Absence: As explained above, Kotter was promoted to vice principal in season 4 and appeared less frequently due to Kaplan's feud with executive producer James Komack.

Source: Series / Welcome Back, Kotter
Executive Meddling by the principal forces her to change the title to "The 'Zine".

Source: Intentionally Awkward Title

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