Moral Majority

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

the Moral Majority

1. (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

• Goldwater Republican

See also

• Moral Majoritarian
• Christian right
• Tea Party