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silent majority

noun as in general public

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Chairman Akio Toyoda at the time described himself as part of a silent majority in questioning the wisdom of the global EV push.

She told the fringe that in power, the Tories had got into the habit of "taking policies" from green energy lobby groups, without considering whether the "silent majority" out in the country would agree.

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He argued that the Lib Dems had a "moral responsibility" to challenge Reform and urged his party to embrace patriotism to speak for "Britain's decent silent majority".

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We’re witnessing a partisan passion play, with the biggest losers our democracy and the silent majority of Americans like my father who just want to live life.

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As Stephens put it, “There’s a silent majority of people who prefer our style of good-humored disagreement to the endless food fight that is today’s politics.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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