FOUNDING FATHER


Meaning of FOUNDING FATHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1914

1. : an originator of an institution or movement : founder

2. often capitalized both Fs : a leading figure in the founding of the United States ; specifically : a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.