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founding father n fig père m fondateur ; the Founding Fathers US Hist les pères mpl fondateurs (des États-Unis).ⓘ The Founding Fathers Ce sont les 55 délégués des treize colonies américaines qui se réunirent lors de la Convention de Philadelphie en 1787. Ils s'accordèrent sur le contenu des sept articles de la Constitution et celle-ci fut ratifiée deux ans plus tard. Parmi les délégués se trouvaient George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams et James Madison. ⇒ constitution -
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1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.)2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) -
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founding ['faʊndɪŋ]1 noun(a) (of business, organization, town) fondation f, création f(b) Metallurgy fonderie f, moulage mfondateur►► founding father père m fondateur;∎ one of the founding fathers of the Society l'un des pères fondateurs de la société;History the Founding Fathers les pères mpl fondateurs (aux États-Unis)
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founding father — found·ing fa·ther n often cap both Fs: a leading figure in the founding of the U.S.; specif: a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. founding father … Law dictionary
founding father — n someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization founding father of ▪ Saint Basil, one of the founding fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church … Dictionary of contemporary English
founding father — ► NOUN 1) a founder. 2) (Founding Father) a member of the convention that drew up the constitution of the US in 1787 … English terms dictionary
founding father — founding fathers 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it. [LITERARY] Syn: founder 2) N PROPER PLURAL The Founding Fathers of the United States were… … English dictionary
founding father — ☆ founding father n. 1. someone who founds or is instrumental in founding an institution, nation, etc. 2. [usually F F ] a participant in the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, esp. one who signed the document * * * … Universalium
founding father — ☆ founding father n. 1. someone who founds or is instrumental in founding an institution, nation, etc. 2. [usually F F ] a participant in the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, esp. one who signed the document … English World dictionary
founding father — UK [ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðə(r)] / US [ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðər] noun [countable, often plural] Word forms founding father : singular founding father plural founding fathers one of the people who first started an organization, community, set of ideas etc • the… … English dictionary
founding father — noun a founder. ↘(Founding Father) a member of the convention that drew up the constitution of the US in 1787 … English new terms dictionary
Founding Father (short story) — Founding Father is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the August 1965 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. It was inspired by a cover painting of a space helmeted face backed by several crosses, provided by the… … Wikipedia
founding father — noun (countable often plural) 1 someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization: L. Threlkeld, one of the founding fathers of anthropology in Australia 2 Founding Fathers the group of men who wrote the American… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
founding father — noun a person who founds or establishes some institution George Washington is the father of his country • Syn: ↑founder, ↑beginner, ↑father • Derivationally related forms: ↑begin (for: ↑beginner) … Useful english dictionary