FOUNDING FATHERS, THE


Meaning of FOUNDING FATHERS, THE in English

ˌFounding ˈFathers, the BrE AmE noun [P]

the group of men including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin who helped to start the US as a country and to establish its government. They wrote the US's most important political documents, including the ↑ Declaration of Independence , the ↑ Constitution of the United States , and the ↑ bill of rights .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.