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

Healey describes his politics as "libertarian in some aspects, Jacksonian, Jeffersonian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative."

From The Daily Beast

He can use that affinity to build confidence for a Jacksonian approach to world chaos.

From The Daily Beast

That strategy clashes with a Republican base that is particularly Jacksonian in off-year elections, like the 2010 Tea Party wave.

From The Daily Beast

William Henry Harrison's notoriously long inaugural address expounded the theory and program of the anti-Jacksonian Whigs.

From The Daily Beast

But until Sunday, his foreign policy had lacked “Jacksonian” appeal.

From The Daily Beast

In the United States, after a generation of conservatism, Jacksonian democracy was to sweep all before it.

From Project Gutenberg

Houston was a man after Benton's own heart, and was thoroughly Jacksonian in type.

From Project Gutenberg

After the ceremony was carried out he rose up, a Jacksonian Democrat in name, but a bluer Republican than ever.

From Project Gutenberg

The drift was inevitable, and the climax came with the advent of Jacksonian democracy.

From Project Gutenberg

This provision stood clear in the document; but judicial ingenuity had circumvented it in the age of Jacksonian Democracy.

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