ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsōnēəˌnizəm, -ōnyəˌn- noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
: the political principles and ideas held by Thomas Jefferson or later associated with his name and centering around a belief in states' rights, a strict construction of the federal Constitution, confidence in the political ability of the common man, and an agrarian as opposed to an industrial or commercial economy