Moral Majority

noun

1. a political action group formed mainly of Protestant fundamentalists to further strict conservative aims, as strong antiabortion laws, the restoration of school prayer, the teaching of creationism in public schools, and the curbing of books and television programs considered antireligious or immoral.

moral majority

noun

1. a presumed majority of people believed to be in favour of a stricter code of public morals

Other Words From

• Moral Ma·jor·i·tari·an noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moral Majority¹

C20: after Moral Majority, a right-wing US religious organization, based on silent majority

Example Sentences

It was they who formed the Moral Majority in the 1970s, which helped elect Ronald Reagan in a landslide in 1980.

From The Daily Beast

Since the birth of the Orwellian-named Moral Majority, the GOP has claimed it has cornered the market on morality.

From The Daily Beast