Jefferson

[ jef-er-suhn ]

noun

1. Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
2. Thomas, 1743–1826, U.S. statesman, diplomat, architect, and author: 3rd president of the U.S. 1801–09.
3. a river in southwestern Montana, flowing generally northeast to join the Madison and Gallatin rivers to form the Missouri River. 225 miles (362 km) long.
4. Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northwestern Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 10,497 feet (3,199 meters).
5. Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northern New Hampshire, in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. 5,715 feet (1,742 meters).
6. a male given name.

Jefferson

/ ˈdʒɛfəsən; ˌdʒɛfəˈsəʊnɪən /

noun

1. JeffersonThomas17431826MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Thomas. 1743–1826, US statesman: secretary of state (1790–93); third president (1801–09). He was the chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the chief opponent of the centralizing policies of the Federalists under Hamilton, and effected the Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Derived Forms

• Jeffersonian, adjectivenoun

Example Sentences

Thanks to that meddling Franklin and the other editors, Jefferson thought his Declaration had been “mangled.”

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To be sure, Jefferson did share the credit, but not in the way such a resolution might be interpreted.

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“Give about two [hours] every day to exercise,” Jefferson instructed his young nephew.

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Kaimipono Wenger teaches at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California.

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And the Constitution, written on goatskin not rice paper, might be as our country was under Jefferson.

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Then, if you gentlemen are successful here, and capture Fulton and Jefferson City, our brightest hopes will be fulfilled.

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There were but five hundred men guarding the important post of Jefferson City.

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“Steed”—Jefferson rode on horseback to the Capitol to take his oath of office as President.

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Jefferson Davis disguised himself in the hood, shawl, and dress of his wife in 1865.

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It was at this convention that a written treatise on American rights was prepared for the convention by Thomas Jefferson.

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