Jeffersonianism
noun
Jef·fer·so·nian·ism
| \ ˌje-fər-ˈsō-nē-ə-ˌni-zəm
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Definition of Jeffersonianism
: the political principles and ideas held by or associated with Thomas Jefferson that center around a belief in states' rights, a strict interpretation of the federal constitution, confidence in the political capacity or wisdom of common people (see common entry 1 sense 4b), and an agrarian as opposed to an industrial or commercial economy — compare hamiltonianism
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