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Jeffersonian

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[jef-er-soh-nee-uhn] / ˌdʒɛf ərˈsoʊ ni ən /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of Thomas Thomas Jefferson, especially those stressing minimum control by the central government, the inalienable rights of the individual, and the superiority of an agrarian economy and rural society.

noun

  1. a supporter of Thomas Jefferson or Jeffersonianism.

Other Word Forms

  • Jeffersonianism noun
  • anti-Jeffersonian adjective
  • pro-Jeffersonian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Jeffersonian

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; Jefferson + -ian

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