founding father

/ˈfɑʊn·dɪŋ ˈfɑð·ər/ n [C]

Definition

› world history a founder of a country, organization, or idea: The Founding Fathers of the United States were the men who wrote and approved the US Constitution in 1787.

(Definition of founding father n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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