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silent majority

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌsilent maˈjority noun  the silent majority PPthe ordinary people in a country, who are not active politically and who do not make their opinions known 沉默的大多数〔指在政治上不积极的普通人〕
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silent majorityIt contains an inherent fallacy: you are expecting the silent majority to speak.For the silent majority will always be silent.That will not, by definition, come from the silent majority.This, therefore, is not the business of the silent majority which you have presented as your target.This turned him into a hero of the silent majority.Highly-educated women were able to find a place within society: the silent majority remained silent.Following the statement, the silent majority returned to silence.The silent majority had begun to stand up.
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silent majority
ˌsilent maˈjority noun
the silent majority the ordinary people in a country, who are not active politically and who do not make their opinions known