jefferson

UK /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/ US /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/

name 5noun 1

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ADJ.

angry, calm, electoral, expected, good, happy, left, ready

The electoral jefferson votes were closely watched by political analysts across the nation.

VERB + JEFFERSON

liked, purchased, starts, worry

My grandfather liked Jefferson because he admired the founding father's writings on democracy.

JEFFERSON + NOUN

example, human, idea, james, madison, monroe, nation, plantation

Thomas Jefferson's ideas about individual liberty shaped the founding of the American nation.

PREP.

in, with, with

Thomas Jefferson disagreed with many of his contemporaries about the role of government.

ADV.

firmly

Thomas Jefferson firmly believed that education was essential to a democratic society.

Definitions

name

An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics) used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most in

Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance.

Revered by the Monacan tribe as a sacred place, Natural Bridge was later purchased by Thomas Jefferson, who kept it in his estate for the rest of his life.

A male given name transferred from the surname.

A place in the United States:

noun

A two-dollar bill.

"Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."

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Revered by the Monacan tribe as a sacred place, Natural Bridge was later purchased by Thomas Jefferson, who kept it in his estate for the rest of his life.

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Ellis starts with Jefferson and race, writing that the Virginian, who began his career with a failed attempt to make emancipation easier, was “thoroughly embedded in the twin American dilemmas of slav

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"Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."

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They liked what Jefferson said.

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They expected that Jefferson would be re-elected.

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In some senses, jefferson is marked as slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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