founding father

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Founding Father
    n 1: a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the
         United States Constitution in 1787
    2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George
       Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder},
       {beginner}, {founding father}, {father}]
    

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