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.Word Origin1970s: originally as Moral Majority, the name of a right-wing movement in the US.