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Jefferson
[ jef-er-suhn ]
noun
- Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- Thomas, 1743–1826, U.S. statesman, diplomat, architect, and author: 3rd president of the U.S. 1801–09.
- a river in southwestern Montana, flowing generally northeast to join the Madison and Gallatin rivers to form the Missouri River. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northwestern Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 10,497 feet (3,199 meters).
- Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northern New Hampshire, in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. 5,715 feet (1,742 meters).
- a male given name.
Jefferson
/ ˌdʒɛfəˈsəʊnɪən; ˈdʒɛfəsən /
noun
- JeffersonThomas17431826MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state 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)
Derived Forms
- Jeffersonian, adjectivenoun
Example Sentences
The 103-page decision overturns a trial court ruling denying Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's request to toss out tens of thousands of votes he claims are invalid.
In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson founded the nation’s first scientific agency.
The artist Noname’s Radical Hood Library in Jefferson Park, while hanging on, has been transparent on social media about financial instability and started a Patreon account in an attempt to offset costs.
The chief executive of the Home Builders Federation, Neil Jefferson, told the BBC the government needs to address "other barriers" to "reverse the declines we have seen in supply and deliver much needed housing".
Congress doesn’t have to rely on the last surviving relic of a package of laws that were reviled by Jefferson and Madison and discredited.
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