Grassroots

Quick meaning: Grassroots is an adjective meaning Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

Meaning

Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

Example Sentences

If there’s a down side to the film, it’s that “Soros” probably doesn’t devote enough time to the way its subject has become a favorite bogeyman to conservatives that paint him as the guiding hand behind grassroots campaigns by those intent on discrediting them.

Word Forms

• grass-roots
• grassroot

Synonyms for grassroots

Depending on context, synonyms include common, basic.

Antonyms for grassroots

Common opposites include Astroturf.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include common, basic, bottom-up, community, people, population.

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