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Noun: Founding Father
  1. A delegate to the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787, or more broadly any leader involved in establishing the American nation
    "Benjamin Franklin was a prominent Founding Father"
Noun: founding father
  1. A person who founds or establishes some institution
    "George Washington is the founding father of his country";
    - founder, father

Derived forms: founding fathers, Founding Fathers

Type of: conceiver, mastermind, national leader, originator, statesperson

Part of: Constitutional Convention

Encyclopedia: Founding Father

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