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silen·t ma·jor·i·ty

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  1. Silent Majority

    Silent Majority (サイレントマジョリティー) is the debut single by the Japanese female idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 6 April 2016 on the label Sony Records. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Yurina Hirate. The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with 261,580 copies sold, which is the No.1 debut song for female artist. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan weekly chart and number-ten in yearly chart.

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  1. Silent majority

    The silent majority is an unspecified large majority of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly. The term was popularized by U.S. President Richard Nixon in a November 3, 1969, speech in which he said, "And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support." In this usage it referred to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time, who did not join in the counterculture, and who did not participate in public discourse. Nixon along with many others saw this group of Middle Americans as being overshadowed in the media by the more vocal minority. The phrase was used in the 19th century as a euphemism referring to all the people who have died, and others have used it before and after Nixon to refer to groups of voters in various nations of the world.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of silent majority in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of silent majority in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of silent majority in a Sentence

  1. Notre Dame:

    People do n’t like the flag. They do n’t like the Pledge of Allegiance. Everything in this world they do n’t like – the Redskins. Good Lord knows. Let’s have the ability to stand up. I used to think the First Amendment said I have the freedom of speech to say what I want and say what I feel. But let’s not be intimidated any longer. It’s time the silent majority stood up. it is worth noting... that there is no comparison between Notre Dame’s nickname and mascot and the Indian and warrior names( and) mascots used by other institutions such as the NFL team formerly known as the Redskins.

  2. Richard Milhous Nixon:

    Tonight-to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans-I ask for your support. (On his Vietnam War policy)

  3. Joe McGinley:

    There are a lot of people out there who are supportive of Representative Dick Cheney, but they are just afraid to speak up, it's a silent majority.

  4. Gerd de Ley:

    When the silent majority opens its mouth it is usually to yawn.

  5. Sheriff Mike Jolley:

    I believe it's time for the silent majority to speak their minds.

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