grassroots

Example Sentences

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"With a truly member-led party, we will offer something different: democratic, grassroots, accountable."

From BBC

The “Remove the Regime” event was organized by member organizations of the Removal Coalition, a grassroots effort just like the Ohio bus trip.

From Salon

“She would use all these lessons,” Ms. Rinehart writes, “to build a grassroots machine unlike any Montana had ever seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the problems at elite level, grassroots level basketball is thriving.

From BBC

Rather, the momentum is coming from a grassroots base of parents, educators and mental-health advocates.

From The Wall Street Journal