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silent majority

noun as in general public

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So much for Democrats tapping into the hidden power of a “silent majority” of women who were thought to be hiding their political views from their husbands.

One unaffiliated voter who said he planned to vote for Democrats across the board described himself as being part of a “silent majority” in Nassau County, noting that Trump supporters tended to be more ostentatious in expressing their political leanings and that many of their neighbors supporting Gillen or Vice President Kamala Harris were anxious about putting signs on their lawns, for example.

From Salon

He added that the party represented the "silent majority" and could have won more seats, but that "amateurism let us down".

From BBC

They did it after a rigorous consultation and with the support of the "silent majority", she adds.

From BBC

Nixon talked about his white “silent majority.”

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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