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majority BrE /məˈdʒɒrəti/
NAmE /-ˈdʒɔːr-, -ˈdʒɑːr-/●the ˌsilent maˈjoritythe large number of people in a country who think the same as each other, but do not express their views publicly 沉默的大多数（不公开发表意见的广大群众）◆The government is appealing to the silent majority to support its foreign policy.政府恳请沉默的民众支持其外交政策。 ORIGIN The US President, Richard Nixon, used this phrase during the Vietnam War. 这个短语为美国总统理查德 ∙ 尼克松在越战期间所使用。 |