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a voice in the wilderness

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a (lone) voice in the wilderness

also a voice (crying) in the wilderness

someone who expresses an idea or opinion that is not popular For many years, she was a lone voice in the wilderness who wrote about the need for better urban planning.

See also: voice, wilderness

a (lone) voice in the wilderness

  also a voice crying in the wilderness

if you are a voice in the wilderness, you are the only person expressing a particular opinion, although later other people understand that you were right With her passionate pleas for peace, she was a lone voice in the wilderness.

See also: voice, wilderness