1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Grass Roots

Definition of Grass Roots in English :

Define Grass Roots in English

Grass Roots meaning in English

Meaning of Grass Roots in English

Pronunciation of Grass Roots in English

Grass Roots pronunciation in English

Pronounce Grass Roots in English

Grass Roots

see synonyms of grass roots

Noun

1. grass roots

the essential foundation or source

Example Sentences:
'the problem was attacked at the grass roots'

2. grass roots

the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Grass Roots

see synonyms of grass roots
plural noun
1. 
a. 
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
b. 
(as modifier)
the newly elected MP expressed a wish for greater contact with people at grass-roots level
2. 
the origin or essentials
adjective
1. 
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
grass-roots support for the new party
She joined the party at grass-roots level.
a grass-roots candidate
2. 
relating to the origin or essentials
Changes to the game have been made at grass-roots level.

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Grass Roots

see synonyms of grass roots
1.  US
the common people, orig. those esp. of rural or nonurban areas, thought of as best representing the basic, direct political interests of the electorate
2.  US
the basic or fundamental source or support, as of a movement

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Grass Roots

see synonyms of grass roots
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. People at a local or low level rather than at the center or upper levels of an organization or movement. Often used with the.
2. The lowest or most basic level of an organization or movement: a campaign that started at the grassroots.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

quondam

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches