Jef|fer|so|ni|an

Jef|fer|so|ni|an
Jef|fer|so|ni|an «JEHF uhr SOH nee uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States, and the first great leader of the Democratic (then called Republican) Party: »

Jeffersonian democracy.

2. of or like the political principles of Thomas Jefferson; democratic.
–n.
a follower of Thomas Jefferson.

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