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any of the officials or prominent citizens of a city.[1835-45, Amer.]
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city father
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city father — ☆ city father n. any of the important officials of a city, as a councilman or alderman … English World dictionary
city father — noun an important municipal official • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun, pl ⋯ thers [count] somewhat old fashioned : someone who works for a city government usually plural The city fathers have banned smoking in public places. * * *… … Useful english dictionary
City father — The term city fathers (or Stadtväter) is used to mean two things: firstly (and most commonly), it denotes a member of a municipal council over a city. Secondly, it can signify the Founding Fathers of the city. Founding City fathers have usually… … Wikipedia
city father — Synonyms and related words: MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, alderman, archon, assemblyman, bailie, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister, chancellor, chosen freeholder, city councilman, city manager, commissar … Moby Thesaurus
city father — noun Date: 1843 a member (as an alderman or councilman) of the governing body of a city … New Collegiate Dictionary
city father — one of the founders of a city … English contemporary dictionary
city father — noun a person concerned with the administration of a city … English new terms dictionary
city father — noun (countable usually plural) old use a member of the group of people who govern a city … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
city father — cit′y fa′ther n. gov any of the officials or prominent citizens of a city • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
city father — /sɪti ˈfaðə/ (say sitee fahdhuh) noun one of the officials and prominent citizens of a city …
