Moral Majority
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.
Other words from Moral Majority
- Mo·ral Ma·jor·i·tar·i·an, noun, adjective
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How to use Moral Majority in a sentence
It was they who formed the Moral Majority in the 1970s, which helped elect Ronald Reagan in a landslide in 1980.
Evangelicals Preach the Gospel of Getting Out of Debt | Lisa Miller | February 26, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTSince the birth of the Orwellian-named Moral Majority, the GOP has claimed it has cornered the market on morality.
British Dictionary definitions for moral majority
a presumed majority of people believed to be in favour of a stricter code of public morals
Origin of moral majority
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