principle n. doctrine; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based
prior adj. earlier; antecedent; former
prior n. officer of a monastery, high-ranking member of a religious order
prioritize v. to set priorities; to organize according to importance
priority n. preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority; precedence
privacy n. seclusion, solitude, reclusion; state of being private, secrecy, confidentiality; freedom from harassment or disturbance
privatize v. to transfer control from governmental to individual powers
privilege n. special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; right; advantage; prerogative; benefits given only to people of a particular group; immunity from legal prosecution
privilege v. to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits; to provide immunity from legal prosecution; to exempt; to release from a particular obligation
probably adv. almost certainly; very likely; apparently; in all likelihood
procedure n. routine; protocol; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)
proceed v. to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward
process n. routine; course of action; advance; summons to court; program which uses some of a multitasking computer's system resources (Computers); projecting part in an organism
process v. to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready
procrastinatev. to put off doing something; postpone doing what one should be doing
procure v. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase
procurement n. purchase; sale; acquisition
production n. manufacture; assembly; output;, yield; process of publicizing a motion picture (or play, television program, etc.)
productivity n. generativeness, creativeness; fruitfulness, prolificness, state of accomplishing a large amount of work
profession n. vocation; skilled occupation; total people engaged in a profession; declaration; proclamation; avowal; acknowledgement
professional adj. of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations
professional n. person who works in a skilled occupation, specialist