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Noun: Jefferson  je-fu(r)-sun
  1. 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
    - Thomas Jefferson, President Jefferson

Type of: Chief Executive, POTUS [US, informal], President, President of the United States, United States President

Encyclopedia: Jefferson, OR