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JACKSONIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
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Hypernyms ("Jacksonian" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Andrew Jackson (7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845))
Derivation:
Jackson (7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845))