(~s)
The ~ of a plan or process is the person who was responsible for thinking of it or starting it.
...one of the major ~s of the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
(~s)
The ~ of a plan or process is the person who was responsible for thinking of it or starting it.
...one of the major ~s of the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012