Jeffersonian
[ jef-er-soh-nee-uh n ]
/ 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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He, as a Federalist, had opposed Jefferson and Jeffersonianism.
Sustained honor|John R. Musick,
Jeffersonian
1799 (n.), 1800 (adj.), in reference to the politics and policies of U.S. revolutionary and president Thomas Jefferson.
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