Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,909,668,725 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

moral majority

   Also found in: Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
moral majority
n
(Sociology) a presumed majority of people believed to be in favour of a stricter code of public morals
[after Moral Majority, a right-wing US religious organization, based on silent majority]


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
They desperately want him to settle back into his Friday night slot and so do the majority of viewers but it's the moral majority that's striking fear into the hearts of BBC bigwigs.
President Reagan was superb at giving the Moral Majority lip service but defied them on a number of important decisions (including the selection of George H.
Byline: THF LAST Saturday it was made clearer to me than ever how much the moral majority is being overruled by minorities.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.