co·prin·ci·pal
ˌkō-ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəl 
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or co-principal
plural coprincipals or co-principals
: a person who is one of two or more principals
With Congress, Gore appears to have been more observer and fixer, and occasionally strategist, than actual coprincipal, but that is a judgment from afar.—
Richard E. Neustadt
Richard E. Neustadt
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or co-principal
: sharing principal status with another
… two faculty members are serving as co-principal investigators on a project …—Indiana University Northwest News
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Dambisa Moyo, economist, author, coprincipal at Versaca Investments, and board member at Chevron and 3M, told the Next Gen audience about her seven-year effort to land a directorship.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 25 June 2021
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“Coprincipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coprincipal. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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