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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
Nearly six months ago, her 2024 opponent, Appellate Judge Jefferson Griffin, filed his election protests, challenging more than 65,000 votes he said were invalid and arguing they should be tossed out.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson and every other previous president took actions that supported science.
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.
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