founding father

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a person who founds or establishes some institution

a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

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George Washington is the father of his country Source: Internet

As the holder of absolute power, the founding father of warm fuzzies admitted that he "fell into authoritarian behavior." Source: Internet

At about this time, Israeli founding father David Ben-Gurion gave him the Hebraized name "Sharon". Source: Internet

As a teacher and promoter of science, he is remembered as a founding father of the American school of theoretical physics that gained world prominence in the 1930s. Source: Internet

Due to National Independence Day on 27th of February and the birthday of its founding father on the 26th of January, the Carnival celebrations fill February regardless of the Lenten calendar. Source: Internet

A century and a half earlier, a United States of American founding father, Benjamin Franklin, had already predicted that four hours of work a day would eventually suffice. Source: Internet

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