Jackson

/ˈʤæksən/

Other forms: Jacksons

Definitions of Jackson

1. noun

   7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
   synonyms: Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory

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   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank

   Chief Executive, President, President of the United States, United States President

   the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
2. noun

   general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
   synonyms: Stonewall Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson

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   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank
3. noun

   United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
   synonyms: Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson

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   author, writer

   a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
4. noun

   United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
   synonyms: Mahalia Jackson

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   singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer

   a person who sings
5. noun

   English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
   synonyms: Glenda Jackson

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   actress

   a female actor

   pol, political leader, politician, politico

   a person active in party politics
6. noun

   United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
   synonyms: Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jackson

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   civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker

   a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups

   pol, political leader, politician, politico

   a person active in party politics
7. noun

   United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
   synonyms: Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson

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   singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer

   a person who sings
8. noun

   capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
   synonyms: capital of Mississippi

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   state capital

   the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
9. noun

   a town in south central Michigan
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   town

   an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
10. noun

    a town in western Tennessee
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    town

    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
11. noun

    a town in western Wyoming
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    town

    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city