mayoritas diam
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of mayoritas (“majority”) + diam (“silent”), calque of English silent majority.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /majoˈritas ˈdiam/
Noun
mayoritas diam (first-person possessive mayoritas diamku, second-person possessive mayoritas diammu, third-person possessive mayoritas diamnya)
- (politics) silent majority: the largest portion of a demographic group or of the population of a political jurisdiction, which is considered to possess political and social views that are not openly declared, but that can nevertheless significantly affect voting patterns and social behavior.
Further reading
- “mayoritas diam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.