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- DictionaryFound·ing fa·ther/ˌfoundiNG ˈfäT͟Hər/
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- 1. a person who starts or helps to start a movement or institution: "he was one of the founding fathers of criminology"
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Group of Americans who led the revolution against Great Britain
The Founding Fathers of the United States, commonly referred to as the Founding Fathers, were a group of late-18th-century American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the War of Independence from Great Britain, established the United States of America, and crafted a framework of government for the new nation. Wikipedia