grassroots
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grassroots
- /ˈɡɹɑːs.ɹuːts/ UK
- /ˈɡɹæs.ɹuːts/ US
adjective more grassroots · most grassroots · grass-roots · grassroot
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Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.
If there’s a down side to the film, it’s that “Soros” probably doesn’t devote enough time to the way its subject has become a favorite bogeyman to conservatives that paint him as the guiding hand behind grassroots campaigns by those intent on discrediting them.
Opposite: grass tops, Astroturf
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Closest in meaning: common, basic, bottom-up, community, people, population, civil, working-class, masses, local, popular, premises, locally, folk, ordinary, fundamental
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Talk about this word "grassroots." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grassroots. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grassroots. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grassroots "grassroots." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grassroots.Cite this
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title = {grassroots},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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