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Madisonian

UK/ˌmædɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌmædɪˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Madisonian adjective: of or relating to James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States, hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Adjective

Madisonian (comparative more Madisonian, superlative most Madisonian)

  1. Of or relating to James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States, hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
    • [T]he Williams [v. Pennsylvania] majority endorsed the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct as an appropriate articulation of the Madisonian standard that “no man can be a judge in his own cause.”2024 May 29, Jamie Raskin, “How to Force Justices Alito and Thomas to Recuse Themselves in the Jan. 6 Cases”, in The New York Times

Noun

Madisonian (plural Madisonians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms of Madisonian

Adjective
comparativemore Madisonian
superlativemost Madisonian
Noun
pluralMadisonians

Origin of Madisonian

From Madison + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Madisonian

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Questions about Madisonian

What does Madisonian mean?
Madisonian means of or relating to James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States, hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
What part of speech is Madisonian?
Madisonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Madisonian?
Madisonian is pronounced /ˌmædɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Madisonian in the dictionary

  1. Madioen
  2. madison
  3. Madison Avenue
  4. Madison County
  5. Madison Parish
  6. Madisonian
  7. Madisonians
  8. madisons
  9. Madisonville
  10. Madisyn
  11. Madiun

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