单词	founding father
释义	founding father noun 1 : an originator of an institution or movement : founder 2 often capitalized both Fs : a leading figure in the founding of the U.S. specifically : a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787 Synonyms author begetter creator establisher father founder generator inaugurator initiator instituter institutor originator sire See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a tribute to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the other Founding Fathers Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism. Recent Examples on the Web Sheikh Zayed, whose name graces a major highway linking the Emirates and whose face appears everywhere in the nation, widely remains viewed as the country's founding father. Jon Gambrell, ajc, 14 May 2022 Bethel AME Church in Providence, R.I., counts a former Revolutionary War soldier as a founding father. Theo Francis, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 Michael Douglas is heading up a new Apple TV+ series as founding father, and C-note daddy, Benjamin Franklin. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022 White should rank alongside Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X as a founding father of the civil rights era. Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022 The Flora-Bama’s founding father, Joe Gilchrist, has gone home to be with his Creator. al, 25 May 2022 His father is widely revered by Emiratis as the UAE’s founding father after the country became independent of Britain in 1971. News Services And Staff Reports, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 Like many people in Uzumba, Zanu-PF’s founding father, the late President Robert Mugabe, was from the Zezuru clan, which played a key role in freeing Zimbabwe from white minority rule in 1980. Jeffrey Moyo, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2022 April 26-May 7, 2023, at Old National Centre Anchored by the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop and R&B score has sent the musical into a stratosphere of popularity of its own. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1892, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Legal Definition founding father noun found·​ing fa·​ther often capitalized both Fs : a leading figure in the founding of the U.S. specifically : a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 founding father noun as in founder a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance founder creator father author institutor instituter inventor generator maker pioneer originator initiator inaugurator establisher sire designer begetter innovator builder cofounder developer researchist producer cocreator spawner introducer researcher deviser formulator organizer promoter conceiver contriver inspirer encourager galvanizer inspiration Antonyms & Near Antonyms student pupil disciple supporter follower
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