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jefferson
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for jefferson.
Editorial note
--- CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield this week questioned whether the Jefferson Memorial should be taken down because Jefferson owned slaves.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A place in the United States:
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of jefferson gathered in one view.
An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for jefferson.
noun
A place in the United States:
noun
An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
noun
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
noun
An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
Example sentences
--- CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield this week questioned whether the Jefferson Memorial should be taken down because Jefferson owned slaves.
Thomas Jefferson was a lot of things, but one of the things he wasn't was at the Constitutional Convention.
A piece titled 'Go Ask Alice' could use a nod to Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane, e.g.
Errr, how about Thomas Jefferson in 1789, after the Revolutionary War just to be clear?
Without knowing the context of the quote, it seems even Jefferson was off in directly equating corruption with the centerpiece of human civilization.
And his sphere of influence includes people like Thomas Jefferson who put freedom of religion into the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson is to blame and not one mention of taxes?
While we're cleaning up our history, maybe it's time to tear down the Jefferson Memorial?
Nice article, but the jab at Jefferson is completely inane.
I'd seriously consider having a Thomas Jefferson instead of the last ten US presidents even armed only with the knowledge from his era.
Thomas Jefferson did almost exactly the same thing.
Thomas Jefferson would not approve of that opinion.
Quote examples
Also: "The Bible is the source of liberty" - (not) Thomas Jefferson.
As Jefferson said: "The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."
As Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "Better a hundred guilty men go free, than one innocent man is prosecuted without due process of law." Oh, wait....
Fellow anchor Don Lemon responded by saying Jefferson represented "the entire United States, not just the South." But he added: "There may come a day when we want to rethink Jefferson.
Proper noun examples
Jefferson has been extensively studied and presumably well cross referenced, this shouldn't be hard to check.
Jefferson, unlike most confederate figures and institutions, also made important philosophical contributions to the founding ideology of our nation (besides slavery).
Consider, in particular, the quote on the linked page that's attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but was (apparently) coined by Glenn Beck.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use jefferson in a sentence?
--- CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield this week questioned whether the Jefferson Memorial should be taken down because Jefferson owned slaves.
What does jefferson mean?
A place in the United States:
What part of speech is jefferson?
jefferson is commonly used as noun.