the silent majority

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Definition of the silent majority in English Turkish dictionary

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the majority

çoğunluk

Konuyla ilgili güçlü bir fikrim yok, bu yüzden çoğunluk neyin iyi olduğunu düşünüyorsa bana uyar. - I have no strong opinion about the matter, so whatever the majority thinks is good is OK with me.

Protestanlar çoğunlukta idi. - Protestants were in the majority.

silent majority

sessiz çoğunluk

English - English

Definition of the silent majority in English English dictionary

{i} non-vocal supporters of U.S. President Richard Nixon (during the Watergate scandal); gross-roots political group in Britain

{i} the majority that is not heard, the majority that does not protest

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silent majority

If you believe that, in society or in a particular group, the opinions of most people are very different from the opinions that are most often heard in public, you can refer to these people as the silent majority. The silent majority of supportive parents and teachers should make their views known. the silent majority the ordinary people in a country, who are not active politically and who do not make their opinions known

Hyphenation

the si·lent ma·jo·ri·ty

Turkish pronunciation

dhi saylınt mıcôrıti

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈsīlənt məˈʤôrətē/ /ðiː ˈsaɪlənt məˈʤɔːrətiː/