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Hamiltonian vs. Jeffersonian

Hamiltonian
[ham-uhl-toh-nee-uhn] / ˌhæm əlˈtoʊ ni ən /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or advocating Hamiltonianism.

noun

  1. a supporter of Alexander Hamilton or Hamiltonianism.

Jeffersonian
[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.