Plural of principal

regular plural

The plural of principal is principals.

Forms of principal

A National Standards Drafting Group of volunteer principals is currently drafting principal standards (Teaching Australia, 2007).2009, Colin J. Marsh, Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum, page 132
She also moved the directors, principals, and headmasters in her district.2015, Zhu Yongxin, On the Way to the New-Style Education (Works by Zhu Yongxin on Education), →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 196. From the entry Zhongzhan
I immediately named two assistant principals, Barry Aycock and Randy Bryan, as interim coprincipals.2014, Joe Sinclair, The Marathon Called Educational Leadership, page 60. From the entry coprincipal
School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state.1997, Paul Thomas Hill et al., Reinventing Public Education, →ISBN, page 138. From the entry credential
Elementary schools don’t have assistant principals anymore.2014 April 22, Josh Nathan-Kazis, “Is Hasidic Board To Blame for Gutting Public Schools in N.Y. Town?”, in The Forward, archived from the…. From the entry Ramapo

adjective Primary; most important; first level in importance.
adjective Of or relating to a prince; princely.
adjective Chosen or assumed among a branch of possible values of a multi-valued function so that the function is single-valued.

What is the plural of principal?: The plural of principal is principals.
Is principal countable?: Principal is a countable and uncountable noun.

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