grass-roots
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| of, pertaining to, or involving the common people, esp. as contrasted with or separable from an elite: a grass-roots movement for nuclear disarmament. |
[Origin: 1910–15
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grassroots
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| grassroots | |
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| 1. | fundamental; "the grassroots factor in making the decision" |
| 2. | of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group; "a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament" |
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