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grassroots

[gras-roots, -roots, grahs-] / ˈgræsˌruts, -ˌrʊts, ˈgrɑs- /
NOUN
ordinary citizens
Synonyms
WEAK
Middle America common people hoi polloi laboring class middle class proletariat rank and file the masses wage-earners working class working people
ADJECTIVE
involving ordinary people, rather than politicians
Synonyms
STRONG
democratic local middle-class neighborhood provincial working-class
WEAK
broad-based everyday popular populist widespread

Example Sentences

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The teens are part of Make Great Plays, a grassroots organization that gives elementary school students a chance to dream, excel and believe they belong in educational echelons that once felt out of reach.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

But he struggled to build harmony between the grassroots and executive.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Stand With Crypto, a grassroots crypto group backed by Coinbase, on Thursday released its first endorsements in November’s midterm elections, giving its support to six incumbent lawmakers from both parties.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Mazariegos is head of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Los Angeles, a grassroots advocacy organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

She, the grand-daughter of an Imperial Entomologist, he the son of a grassroots Marxist Party worker.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.