Principal
A Principal is the entity whose authority, interest, or accountable standing is exercised through a consequential operation.
Specification-sourced: quoted from the governing specification, pending the applicable specification-owner approvals. The specification controls.
In RSMOne's words
The Principal and the Actor may be the same entity; when a DigitalAgent acts for a cooperative, the cooperative is the Principal and the representation must be explicit. A DigitalAgent is not a Principal by default.