Jacksonian
[jak-soh-nee-uh n]
- 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.
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- a follower of Andrew Jackson.
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Origin of Jacksonian
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Examples from the Web for jacksonian
Contemporary Examples
Healey describes his politics as "libertarian in some aspects, Jacksonian, Jeffersonian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative."
He can use that affinity to build confidence for a Jacksonian approach to world chaos.
That strategy clashes with a Republican base that is particularly Jacksonian in off-year elections, like the 2010 Tea Party wave.
But until Sunday, his foreign policy had lacked “Jacksonian” appeal.
Historical Examples
That was the first and most important step in the Jacksonian Revolution.
A History of the United StatesCecil Chesterton
Where did Mr. Todd learn anything about Jacksonian principles?
Coniston, CompleteWinston Churchill
In 1827 he was sent to Congress by the Jacksonian Democrats.
He represents the assertive, Jacksonian period of our national existence.
The American Spirit in Literature,Bliss Perry
Houston was a man after Benton's own heart, and was thoroughly Jacksonian in type.
Thomas Hart BentonTheodore Roosevelt
Jacksonian
- of or relating to a person surnamed Jackson, esp Andrew Jackson
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Word Origin and History for jacksonian
Jacksonian
1824, of or in the character of U.S. politician Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). The surname is recorded from early 14c., literally "son of a man named Jack."
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