principal owner

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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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owner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈəʊ.nər/us
/ˈoʊ.nɚ/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofprincipalandownerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He quickly rose to lead the company, becoming a partner at the age of 21 andprincipalownerin 1898.
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The company'sprincipalownerand chief executive officer was, who would also serve as editor-in-chief of the newspaper between 1922 and 1936.
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He continued as the team'sprincipalowner, and took an active role in team operations until his death.
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Asprincipalownerand publisher after 1900, he promoted the sugar and pineapple industries.
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He would have remained theprincipalowner, with approximately a 40 percent interest.
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Matthewson was originally intended to be theprincipalowner.
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Theprincipalownerowns regardless of good faith, bad faith, or consent.
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Certainly its long term success and viability have become much harder to judge since the recent worldwide economic downturn, a situation compounded by the actions of its twoprincipalowner-occupiers.
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For the personnel of its management and the principal owners, we can speak only in the highest terms, both for their character and their commercial probity and ability.
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This would provide enhanced energy generation and profits to the public agencies that are the principal owners.
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The six original partners remain principal owners of the business.
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In the late 1980s, one of the principal owners died.
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His descendants subdivided the lands between their heirs and finally in the 17th century there were several principal owners.
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