English Explanatory Dictionary

Moral Majority

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A faction of the US Republican Party whose policies include conservatism on social and personal matters, infusing religion into the American political process.

Word forms

Moral Majority the Moral Majority

Etymology

Coined by conservative activist Paul Weyrich in 1979 and later popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell.

Antonyms

Goldwater Republican

Related words

Moral Majoritarian Christian right Tea Party
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