Jeffersonianism

noun

Jef·​fer·​so·​nian·​ism ˌje-fər-ˈsō-nē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

-nyə-

: the political principles and ideas held by or associated with Thomas Jefferson that center around a belief in states' rights, a strict interpretation of the federal constitution, confidence in the political capacity or wisdom of common people (see common entry 1 sense 4b), and an agrarian as opposed to an industrial or commercial economy compare hamiltonianism

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above