Founding Father
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Found·ing Father
(foun′dĭng)n.
1. A member of the convention that drafted the US Constitution in 1787.
2. founding father A man who founds or establishes something.
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founding father
n
(Historical Terms) (often capitals) a person who founds or establishes an important institution, esp a member of the US Constitutional Convention (1787)
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Found′ing Fa′ther
n.
1. one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
2. (often l.c.) a founder of an institution, company, etc.
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Noun 1. [画像:Founding Father - a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787]Founding Father - a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
Constitutional Convention - the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
2. [画像:Founding Father - a person who founds or establishes some institution]founding father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
cofounder - one of a group of founders
foundress - a woman founder
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المُؤَسِّسونمُؤَسِّس
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(faund) verb1. to start or establish. The school was founded by the king. stig يُؤسِّس основавам fundar zřídit, založit gründen grundlægge; oprette ιδρύω, θεμελιώνω fundar rajama تاسیس کردن perustaa fonder לְייַסֵד स्थापना करना osnovati, utemeljiti alapít mendirikan stofna fondare 設立する 창설하다 įkurti dibināt; likt pamatus menubuhkan strichten grunnlegge, etablere, opprette założyć, ufundować تاسیس کول fundar a înfiinţa, a fonda основывать založiť ustanoviti osnovati grunda, grundlägga สถาปนา; ก่อตั้ง kurmak 創辦 засновувати قائم کرنا thành lập 创办
2. (with on/upon) to base on. The story was founded upon fact. baseer يَقومُ على базирам се на basear založit beruhen basere βασίζω basar põhinema بر پایه چیزی قرار دادن perustua baser לְבַסֵס עַל निर्माण करना temeljiti se (na činjenicama) alapul berdasarkan byggja á basare su* 基づく 근거하다 paremti izveidot; pamatot berdasarkan baseren bygge/basere på opierać بنا كيښودل basear a se baza основываться založiť temeljiti zasnovati grunda, basera, bygga รากฐาน; พื้นฐาน dayanmak 基於... спиратися بنیاد ڈالنا căn cứ vào; dựa trên 基于
founˈdation noun1. the act of founding. the foundation of a new university. stigting إقامة، إنشاء، تأسيس основаване fundação založení die Gründung grundlæggelse; oprettelse ίδρυση fundación asutamine تاسیس perustaminen fondation ייסוד आधार osnutak, osnivanje alapítás pendirian stofnun creazione, istituzione 設立 설립 įkūrimas dibināšana penubuhan stichting grunnlegging, stiftelse, opprettelse założenie تاسیس fundação înfiinţare основание založenie ustanovitev osnivanje grundande การสถาปนา; การก่อตั้ง kurma, kuruluş 創辦 заснування بنیاد ڈالنے کا عمل sự thành lập 创办
2. the base on which something is built. First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls. fondasie أساس، قاعِدَه основи fundação základ das Fundament fundament θεμέλιο fundamento, base vundament پایه perustukset fondation יְסוֹדוֹת बुनियाद temelj, osnovica alap(zat) fondasi grunnur, undirstaða fondamento 基礎 기초 pamatas, pagrindas pamats asas fundering grunnmur założenie پایه fundação fundaţie фундамент základ temelj(i) temelj grund รากฐาน (ของสิ่งก่อสร้าง) temel 基礎,地基 фундамент کسی چیز کی تعمیری بنیاد nền móng 基础,地基
3. an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it. The British Foundation for Cancer Research. fonds مُؤَسَّسَه خَيْرِيَّه фондация fundação nadace die Stiftung fond ίδρυμα fundación sihtkapital موسسه؛ بنیاد säätiö fondation קרן संस्था zaklada, fondacija alapítvány yayasan sjóður, (sjóð)stofnun fondazione 基金 (공공 시설 등의) 유지 기금 fondas fonds yayasan stichting fond, legat fundament موسسه fundação fundaţie; donaţie фонд nadácia ustanova fondacija stiftelse เงินกองทุน vakıf 基金(會) фонд کسی ادارے کے خاص مقصد کے لۓ استعمال ہونے والا مال quỹ tài trợ 基金(会)
ˈfounder noun a person who founds a school, college, organization etc. We commemorate the founder of the school. stigter مؤَسِّس основател fundador zakladatel der Gründer grundlægger; stifter ιδρυτής fundador asutaja بنیان گذار perustaja fondateur/-trice מייסד संस्थापक utemeljitelj, osnivač alapító pendiri stofnandi fondatore, fondatrice 設立者 설립자 įkūrėjas dibinātājs; pamatlicējs pengasas stichter grunnlegger, stifter fundacja موسس fundador fondator основатель zakladateľ, -ka ustanovitelj osnivač grundare ผู้ก่อตั้ง kurucu 創辦人 засновник بانی người sáng lập 创办人
ˈfounding nounThe founding of the organization took place a long time ago. stigting تأسيس базиране fundação založení die Gründung grundlægning θεμελίωση, ίδρυση fundación rajamine پی ریزی perustaminen fondation ייסוד स्थापक utemeljenje alapozás; alapítás pembentukan stofnun fondazione 設立すること 창립 ákûrimas dibināšana pembentukan stichting grunnlegging, oppretting założyciel بناكيښودل.پيلول fundação înfiinţare основание založenie ustanovitev osnivanje grundande การก่อตั้ง kurma 建立,成立 засновування بنیاد ڈالنے والا việc sáng lập 建立,成立
ˈfounding ˈfather noun1. the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc. the founding father of psychoanalysis. stigterslid مُؤَسِّس основоположник fundador zakladatel der Gründervater en af grundlæggerne πνευματικός πατέρας, ιδρυτικό μέλος fundador, padre asutaja, rajaja بنیانگذار isä père fondateur אָבִי ה- संस्थापक utemeljitelj, začetnik vminek az„atyja" pendiri fondatore 創始者 창시자 steigėjas, įkūrėjas, pradininkas dibinātājs; tēvs bapa penubuhan psikoanalisis grondlegger, vader grunnlegger ojciec موسس родоначальник zakladateľ ustanovitelj, utemeljitelj osnivač grundare, instiftare ผู้สถาปนา kurucu 創立人 батько-засновник پانی الاول người sáng lập 创立人
2. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution. stigterslede المُؤَسِّسون духовен баща fundador otec, zakladatel der Gründerväter der Vereinigte Staaten grundlæggerne πατέρας του έθνους los Padres de la Constitución Americana گروهی از مردم که قانون اساسی آمریکا را نوشتند Amerikan alkuperäisestä perustuslaista päättäneet henkilöt père fondateur אָבוֹת מְייַסדִים संविधान निर्माता clanovi Ustavotvorne skupštine SAD-a (1787) az Alapító Atyák pendiri fondatore 建国の父 건국의 아버지 JAV įkūrėjai Tēvi Dibinātāji bapa penubuhan grondleggers USAs grunnleggere/stamfedre Ojcowie Założyciele یوه دله چی د آمریکا د اساسی قانون لیکی отцы-основатели otec, zakladateľ ustanovitelji Združenih držav Amerike osnivači "unionens fäder" ผู้ร่วมร่างรัฐธรรมนูญของสหรัฐอเมริกา A.B.D Kurucu Meclisi Üyeleri 開國者,創始人 батьки-засновники بنیاد رکھنے والے افراد thành viên của tổ chức trong năm 1787 đã viết ra Hiến pháp nước Mỹ 开国者,创始人
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