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grass-roots

[gras-roots, -roots, grahs-]
–adjective
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

  1. n.
    the common people, especially rural people. : We really haven't heard anything from the grassroots yet.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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