Jacksonian

[jak-soh-nee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Andrew Jackson, his ideas, the period of his presidency, or the political principles or social values associated with him.

   Jacksonian democracy.

noun

1. a follower of Andrew Jackson.

Jacksonian

/ dʒækˈsəʊnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to a person surnamed Jackson, esp Andrew Jackson

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jacksonian¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; Jackson + -ian

Example Sentences

Picture Huck Finn’s Pap, and you have limned the archetypal Jacksonian Democrat.

From Salon

“Jacksonians deserve to live in peace, and they should not have to fear for their safety while running errands or commuting to work,” Reeves said.

From Seattle Times

“I personally told him, make sure you address the crime in Jackson. Everything else was on point. I just told him, never leave that out for us Jacksonians,” Brown said.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Reaboi was referring to a 1999 essay by the academic Walter Russell Mead, “The Jacksonian Tradition and American Foreign Policy,” which is still in heavy circulation on the intellectual right.

From New York Times

Number 4, "William Henry Harrison: His Life and Times" is a real book, but it's by James A. Green, not by Robert Remini, a well-known historian of the Jacksonian age.

From Salon