Jeffersonian
[ jef-er-soh-nee-uhn ]
/ ˌdʒɛf ərˈsoʊ ni ən /
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adjective
pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of 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
a supporter of Thomas Jefferson or Jeffersonianism.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Jeffersonian
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How to use Jeffersonian in a sentence
He, as a Federalist, had opposed Jefferson and Jeffersonianism.
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