SILENT MAJORITY


Meaning of SILENT MAJORITY in English

n [ pl ]

the majority of people in a country, who do not have extreme opinions about political or moral matters, and who do not express their opinions in public. Many people think of the silent majority as being old-fashioned and opposed to change:

She claims to speak for the silent majority who have always wanted peace in the province.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.