Thomas. 1743–1826, US statesman: secretary of state (1790–93); third president (1801–09). He was the chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the chief opponent of the centralizing policies of the Federalists under Hamilton, and effected the Louisiana Purchase (1803)
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Jeffersonian (ˌdʒɛfəˈsəʊnɪən)
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Jefferson in American English
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Thomas1743-1826; Am. statesman: 3d president of the U.S. (1801-09): drew up the Declarationof Independence