silent majority

Noun

Meaning

(chiefly US politics) The largest portion of a demographic group or of the population of a political jurisdiction, which is considered to possess political and social views that are not openly declared, but that can nevertheless significantly affect voting patterns and social behavior.
Antonym: vocal minority

(archaic, euphemistic) Those who are dead.

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Examples

The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives. Robert Reich

The silent majority is back, and we're going to take the country back. Donald Trump

Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask for your support. Richard Nixon

If we in this movement are going to ask the decent, silent majority of Muslim men - and women - to have the courage to face down the extremist bullies, then we need to have the courage and character to stand shoulder to shoulder with them doing it. John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan

If you are opposed to war, you are not a fringe minority. You are not a silent majority. You are part of a silenced majority. Silenced by the mainstream media. Amy Goodman

A year later, he would popularize the term " silent majority " to describe those he viewed as being his target voters. Source: Internet

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