# Principal

- Identifier: `as:concept:principal`
- Version: `1.0.0-candidate.1`
- State: `candidate`
- Canonical: `false`

## Definition

An entity whose objectives or authority another entity is appointed or permitted to pursue or exercise.

## Scope

Uses principal in the agency sense, not as a loan amount, school official, or security principal.

## Rights

Definitions and metadata: CC0 1.0. Web-resolution icon, when present: CC BY 4.0, attribution AgentiScript.

JSON: https://api.agentiscript.com/v1/concepts/principal