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Moral Majority
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English
Etymology
Coined by conservative activist Paul Weyrich in 1979 and later popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell.
Proper noun
Moral Majority 1
en US politics A faction of the US Republican Party whose policies include conservatism on social and personal matters, infusing religion into the American political process.
Usage notes
Sometimes pejoratively used to describe the Republican Party after the election of Ronald Reagan to the presidency in 1980.
Antonyms
en Goldwater Republican
See also
en Moral Majoritarian
en Christian right
en Tea Party
en Conservatism