Meaning Of The Word Grass roots

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Grass roots Meaning

Grass roots Definition
Grass roots Definition

What's The Definition Of Grass roots?

grass roots
The grass roots of an organization or movement are the ordinary people who form the main part of it, rather than its leaders.

grass roots in American English
the common or ordinary people, esp. as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file
the common people, orig. those esp. of rural or nonurban areas, thought of as best representing the basic, direct political interests of the electorate

grass roots in British English
plural noun: the ordinary people as distinct from the active leadership of a party or organization: used esp of the rank-and-file members of a political party, or of the voters themselves

grass-roots in American English
adjective: of, pertaining to, or involving the common people, esp. as contrasted with or separable from an elite

grass-roots in British English
adjective: relating to the ordinary people as distinct from the active leadership of a party or organization: used esp of the rank-and-file members of a political party, or of the voters themselves

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