Jacksonian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jacksonian in British English:
UK [dʒækˈsəuniən]
How to pronounce Jacksonian in American English:
US [dʒækˈsoniən]
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
Word Origin
- Jacksonian
- 1824, of or in the character of U.S. politician Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). The surname is recorded from early 14c., literally "son of a man named Jack."
Example
- 1. This was the triumph of jacksonian democracy .
- 2. A doctor would have seen neurological damage , specifically jacksonian psychomotor epilepsy .
- 3. While the new republican party of the 1850s contained many former jacksonian democrats , the economic agenda of the republicans was firmly fixed by the former whigs in the party .
- 4. His political philosophy , known as jacksonian democracy , helped solidify a strong executive branch and expand the electorate .
- 5. The campaign of 1828 , in which his jacksonian opponents charged him with corruption and public plunder , was an ordeal adams did not easily bear .