grass roots

To really influence the grass roots, young democrats will need to start laying their own seeds for change.

Temple described himself as a grass-roots activist who doesn't want any of the organized tea party groups speaking for him.

Blair himself had a famously tin ear for the old-time grass roots faction.

It should be required reading for anyone managing a nonprofit, working for a grass roots cause, or running a Fortune 500 company.

In Pennsylvania, the grass-roots progressive army rallying behind Sestak helped push Specter to the left this year.

The energetic use of a roller helps the grass roots to spread out and obtain the mastery over the decapitated weeds.

Tossing the prize back to its rightful owner, he withdrew painfully to grub for some more grass roots.

The earth was hard, and its upper part was filled with tenacious grass roots.

Although the land slopes, the mat made by the grass roots will keep it from washing away.

The people come in here, like they do at Cherry Creek, and think the gold shows at grass-roots.