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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grass roots /ˈgræs ˈruts/USA pronunciation n. [plural* used with a plural verb but sometimes used with a singular verb]- Governmentordinary citizens, esp. as contrasted with a leadership or elite.
adj. [grass-roots* before a noun] - Governmentof, from, or aimed at the grass roots:grass-roots support.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grass′ roots′, (used with a sing. or pl. v.)- Governmentthe common or ordinary people, esp. as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.;
the rank and file. - Governmentthe agricultural and rural areas of a country.
- Governmentthe people inhabiting these areas, esp. as a political, social, or economic group.
- the origin or basis of something;
the basic or primary concept, rule, part, or the like.
- 1910–15 American. for def. 1
- Governmentof, pertaining to, or involving the common people, esp. as contrasted with or separable from an elite:a grass-roots movement for nuclear disarmament.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grass roots pl n - 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
- the origin or essentials
Etymology: 20th Century: sense 1 originally US, with reference to rural areas in contrast to the towns |