the majority of people, regarded as holding moderate opinions but rarely expressing them
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the silent majority
: the largest part of a country's population that consists of people who are not actively involved in politics and do not express their political opinions publicly
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Main Entry: ↑silent majority
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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
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She claims to speak for the silent majority who have always wanted peace in the province.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.