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单词 Jeffersonian
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Jeffersonian

adjective

Jef·​fer·​so·​nian ˌje-fər-ˈsō-nē-ən How to pronounce Jeffersonian (audio)
-nyən
: of, relating to, or associated with Thomas Jefferson
… in an essay on Jefferson and Jeffersonian science, Holton exposes a fresh facet of this remarkable personality: Jefferson formulated the nation's first science policy. Daniel Kleppner
especially : of, relating to, or consistent with the political principles and ideas held by or associated with Thomas Jefferson : consistent with or characterized by Jeffersonianism
Jeffersonian democracy
Jeffersonian principles
Fundamentally, they sought to foster the Jeffersonian concept of an agrarian society, harkening back to the belief that a strong central government was the enemy of individual liberty, a tyranny to be feared. Mary Beth Norton et al.
Jeffersonian noun
plural Jeffersonians
Rhetorically he was a Jeffersonian; actually he was a Hamiltonian, asserting implied powers sufficient for his "American System." George F. Will

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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