Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at founding.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Founding.

Examples

  • Promoted to Headline (H3) on 2/11/09: Henrietta Hughes is the recipient of my 'Founding Fathers Award' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Henrietta Hughes is the recipient of my \'Founding Fathers Award\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Finally our collective-misery had a face in Henrietta Hughes and we must all in our souls be thankful to her for speaking out on behalf of we the people. '

    Henrietta Hughes is the recipient of my 'Founding Fathers Award' 2009

  • Promoted to Headline (H3) on 3/28/09: My 'Founding Fathers Award': Is awarded to those fighting off floodwaters yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'My \'Founding Fathers Award\': Is awarded to those fighting off floodwaters '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Forces of nature are just as destructive as any economic one, but in the economic case, those in power had the control to put sandbags in front of any dike to stem its destructive nature. '

    My 'Founding Fathers Award': Is awarded to those fighting off floodwaters 2009

  • Suffolk County Executive, Steve Levy wins my 'Founding Fathers Award' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Suffolk County Executive, Steve Levy wins my \'Founding Fathers Award\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: I now hand over my \'Founding Fathers Award\ 'to my County Executive, Steve Levy who is remembering who voted him into office in the first place.

    Suffolk County Executive, Steve Levy wins my 'Founding Fathers Award' 2007

  • Mayor Michael Bloomberg wins my 'Founding Fathers Award' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Mayor Michael Bloomberg wins my \'Founding Fathers Award\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: I wish to congratulate Mayor Michael Bloomberg for having the courage of his convictions by not wishing to align himself with anyone party.

    Mayor Michael Bloomberg wins my 'Founding Fathers Award' 2007

  • On Constitution Day, My 'Founding Fathers Award' goes to Sen. Robert Byrd yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'On Constitution Day, My \'Founding Fathers Award\' goes to Sen. Robert Byrd '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: To close out this piece, I hereby award my \'Founding Fathers Award\ 'to Senator Robert Byrd and ask that my readers demand answers from their elected officials asking them how this war is legal.

    On Constitution Day, My 'Founding Fathers Award' goes to Sen. Robert Byrd 2007

  • In confronting racism, Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO is awarded my 'Founding Fathers Award' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'In confronting racism, Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO is awarded my \'Founding Fathers Award\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: In my opinion our \'Founding Fathers\ 'are indeed pleased by his actions especially when they penned the Declaration of Independence which proclaimed, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."'

    In confronting racism, Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO is awarded my 'Founding Fathers Award' 2008

  • Of the men you write about in Founding Brothers, who do you think was the most "revolutionary" and who do you think has left the greatest legacy?

    A Conversation with Joseph Ellis author of Founding Brothers 2010

  • Bill still clung to the values of his ancestors, the men the rest of us call The Founding Fathers.

    Requiem for Bill, why May Day will never be the same 2009

  • It could be the "parents" we call our Founding Fathers, whose creation is being dismantled and the democratic principles they encased in the US Constitution are being destroyed.

    GOP CLAIMS GOD'S ON ITS SIDE, BUT JESUS AND BIBLE AREN'T 2007

  • We are not to be elitist any longer, not like those natural aristocrats and giants we know as the Founding Fathers - for the most part men of pre-eminent learning, wealth and accomplishment - men who happened to erect a limited and just government, while eschewing democracy.

    Forbes.com: News 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.