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Definition: Jeffersonian

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his principles or theories; "Jeffersonian democracy".[Wordnet]
2. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson or his policy or political doctrines.[Websters]
3. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb jeffersonianly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(jeffersonianly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective jeffersonian.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun 1. A follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles.[Wordnet].

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Date "Jeffersonian" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1800. (references)

Common Expressions: Jeffersonian

Expressions Definition
Jeffersonian democracy A Jeffersonian democracy is a form of government named for American statesman Thomas Jefferson. (references)

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Extended Definition: Jeffersonian


Jeffersonian

Jeffersonian refers to several fields upon which the U.S. President Thomas Jefferson had an impact:


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Topics by Level of Interest: Jeffersonian

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Jeffersonian Apartments 15     Jeffersonian 2
Jeffersonian democracy 8     Jeffersonian Apartments 15
Jeffersonian architecture 6     Jeffersonian architecture 6
Jeffersonian political philosophy 5     Jeffersonian democracy 8
Jeffersonian Mammoth 4     Jeffersonian Mammoth 4
Jeffersonian 2     Jeffersonian political philosophy 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: Jeffersonian
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

president.
Consider also: chairman, headmaster, chair, chairperson, chairwoman, director, leader, professorship.
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