Jeffersonian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jeffersonian \Jef`fer*so"ni*an\, a.
     Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson (third
     President of the United States) or his political doctrines,
     which were those of the Republicanism of his time, as opposed
     to those of the Federalists. -- n. An adherent of Jefferson
     or his doctrines. -- {Jef`fer*so"ni*an*ism}, n.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Jeffersonian
       adj : relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his
             principles or theories; "Jeffersonian democracy"