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Definition of founding father noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

founding father

noun
 
/ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðə(r)/
 
/ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðər/
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  1. (formal) a person who starts or develops a new movement, institution or idea
    • one of the founding fathers of modern psychology
  2. Founding Father
     a member of the group of people who wrote the Constitution of the US in 1787
    CultureThe best-known Founding Fathers of the US are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams and James Madison.
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