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the City Fathers

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  • city fathers — also City Fathers N PLURAL You can refer to the members of a city council or city s government as the city fathers. The city fathers in Birmingham would say we have no future in the twenty first century as a major metal manufacturer …   English dictionary

  • city fathers — plural noun 1. The magistrates 2. The town or city council • • • Main Entry: ↑city * * * city fathers, councilmen, aldermen, magistrates, or other leading citizens of a city …   Useful english dictionary

  • The City of God — (Latin: De Civitate Dei , also known as De Civitate Dei contra Paganos , The City of God against the Pagans ) is a book written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century, dealing with issues concerning God, martyrdom, Jews, and… …   Wikipedia

  • The City Madam — is a Caroline era comedy written by Philip Massinger. It was licensed by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on May 25th, 1632, and was acted by the King s Men at the Blackfriars Theatre. [The title page of the 1658 quarto specifies the… …   Wikipedia

  • city fathers — n [plural] the group of people who govern a city …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Fathers of the city — Father Fa ther (f[aum] [th][ e]r), n. [OE. fader, AS. f[ae]der; akin to OS. fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. fa[eth]ir Sw. & Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. path r, Skr. pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[=a] protect. [root]75, 247. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • City father — The term city fathers (or Stadtväter) is used to mean two things: firstly (and most commonly), it denotes a member of a municipal council over a city. Secondly, it can signify the Founding Fathers of the city. Founding City fathers have usually… …   Wikipedia

  • The Old Stableyard, Liverpool — The Old Stableyard is a brownfield site located on Smithdown Lane in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England. It was once one of the main stableyards for Liverpool Corporation, but is now a development site and party redeveloped as the location… …   Wikipedia

  • The Swoose — is a Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress D BO, USAAF 40 3097, that saw extensive use in the Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II, and survived to become the oldest B 17 still intact. It is as of 2008 being restored at the National Museum of the… …   Wikipedia

  • The Captive City — Infobox Film | name =The Captive City caption = director = Robert Wise producer = Theron Warth writer = Alvin M. Josephy Karl Kamb starring =John Forsythe Joan Camden cinematography = Lee Garmes music = editing = distributor = United Artists… …   Wikipedia

  • city father — noun an important municipal official • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun, pl ⋯ thers [count] somewhat old fashioned : someone who works for a city government usually plural The city fathers have banned smoking in public places. * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

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