be in a/the majority
To have the same opinion or position as most other people, groups, or things. You aren't likely to be in a majority around these parts with political views like that. Susie has three sisters and one brother, and I think she likes being in the majority. All four of them take great glee in bossing their brother around! Looks like my candidate is going to win the election, so I guess I was majority when I voted for her.
in a/the majority
Having the same opinion or position as most other people, groups, or things. Those sorts of political views aren't likely to put you in a majority around these parts. Susie has three sisters and one brother, and I think she likes being in the majority. All four of them take great glee in bossing their brother around! Looks like my candidate is going to win the election, so I guess I was majority when I voted for her.
join the great majority
1. To have or adopt the same opinion or position as most other people, groups, or things. Usually followed by "of" and the group being specified. Ours is the only nation that has yet to join the great majority of countries standing in solidarity on this issue.
2. euphemism To die. Used humorously. I'll be playing a gig next Saturday, assuming of course I don't join the great majority between now and then. A: "I heard you were back in Cleveland last week." B: "Oh yeah, some distant relative joined the great majority. Had to show my face for the funeral."
join the majority
euphemism To die. A: "I heard there was a death in your family." B: "Oh yeah, some distant relative joined the majority."
the silent majority
A majority of people who hold a certain opinion but do not state it publicly. Although the polls suggested the newcomer would be defeated in the election, the silent majority apparently wanted her in office.
the tyranny of the majority
In a majority-rule democracy, the ability of the single group who holds legislative majority to enact its own agenda without consideration for the desires or needs of the minority population. A lot of people find the country's systems of checks and balances to hinder meaningful action, but they are actually meant to ensure protection against the tyranny of the majority.
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silent majority
A group that makes up a majority of voters but does not widely express its views through marches or demonstrations. For example, They thought they had a convincing case, but they hadn't counted on the silent majority. This idiom was first recorded in 1874 but gained currency in the 1960s, when President Richard Nixon claimed that his policies were supported by a majority of citizens who did not bother to make their views known.
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join the great majority
die. euphemistic This expression was first used by the poet Edward Young ( 1683–1765 ): ‘Death joins us to the great majority’. However, the idea of the dead being ‘the majority’ is a very old one; it is found, for example, in the writings of the Roman satirist Petronius as abiit ad plures : ‘he's gone to join the majority’.
the silent majority
the majority of people, regarded as holding moderate opinions but rarely expressing them. This phrase was first particularly associated with the US President Richard Nixon , who claimed in his 1968 presidential election campaign to speak for this segment of society.
1998 Spectator Independent-thinking columnists claimed a silent majority loathed Di mania and maybe they were right.
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