the moral majority
noun🔊/ðə ˌmɒrəl məˈdʒɒrəti/
🔊/ðə ˌmɔːrəl məˈdʒɔːrəti/
[singular + singular or plural verb]the largest group of people in a society, considered as having very traditional ideas about moral matters, religion, sexual behaviour, etc. （对道德、宗教、性行为等）持传统观念的最大群体 Word Origin1970s: originally as Moral Majority, the name of a right-wing movement in the US.