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Jacksonian

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Jack·so·ni·an  (jk-sn-n)
adj.
Of or relating to Andrew Jackson, his concepts of popular government, or his presidency.
Jack·soni·an n.
Jack·soni·an·ism n.
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Noun1.Jacksonian - a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
Adj.1.Jacksonian - of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
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The Whigs abandoned aristocracy to nominate a popular military leader in the 1840s, hoping thereby to out-democratize the Jacksonians.
Why conservatives can't govern by Wolfe, Alan / Washington Monthly
From without, white working-class males--facing a tighter, less-skilled job market and fearing their replacement by urban blacks--began to transform the republicanism of the Founders, which located "public political virtue" in "economic independence," into an ideology that celebrated citizenship in terms of those "who performed 'honest' work with their hands" (and thus, presaging Jacksonian white herrenvolk democracy, and the "free-labor" ideology of mid-century Republicans).
In the Shadow of Slavery: African-Americans in New York City, ... by Miltenberger, Scott / Journal of Social History
Jacksonian populism requires that political leaders be responsive to the demands of the masses.
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