principalship
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a word derived from
principal.
principaladjectivefirst or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
Example Sentences
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To have him tap me just got me seriously thinking about the principalship.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
This person’s résumé included a previous assistant principalship, as well as over a decade of other K-12 educational experience.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
Superintendent Danny Merck said in a statement that Anderson-Murray has done a good job taking up the principalship in the middle of the year and during a pandemic.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2021
“I am confident that the candidates for this principalship will be able to build on the work we have achieved together,” she wrote.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2017
Our own district superintendent confided that the principalship of North High would be opening up in a couple of years, and the job was mine for the asking.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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