grass-roots organization

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• grass roots — n the grass roots the ordinary people in an organization, rather than the leaders >grass roots adj ▪ We are hoping for full participation at grass roots level …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grass roots — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the most basic level of an activity or organization …   English terms dictionary

• grass roots — noun 1. the essential foundation or source the problem was attacked at the grass roots • Hypernyms: ↑foundation 2. the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity) • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form …   Useful english dictionary

• grass roots — also grass roots, grassroots N PLURAL: oft N n The grass roots of an organization or movement are the ordinary people who form the main part of it, rather than its leaders. You have to join the party at grass roots level from what I understand …   English dictionary

• grass roots — noun the grass roots the ordinary people in an organization, rather than the leaders grass roots adjective: We are hoping for full participation at grass roots level …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• grass-roots — the grass roots the ordinary people in a society or political organization and not the leaders. He s popular enough within the leadership but he doesn t have much grass roots support. (always before noun) …   New idioms dictionary

• grass roots — noun Grass roots is used before these nouns: ↑campaign, ↑effort, ↑initiative, ↑level, ↑movement, ↑network, ↑organization, ↑rebellion, ↑support, ↑supporter …   Collocations dictionary

• grass roots — plural noun the most basic level of an activity or organization. ↘ordinary people regarded as the main body of an organization s membership …   English new terms dictionary

• grass roots — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1901 1. the very foundation or source 2. the basic level of society or of an organization especially as viewed in relation to higher or more centralized positions of power …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grass roots — (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. the common or ordinary people, esp. as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file. 2. the agricultural and rural areas of a country. 3. the people… …   Universalium

• ˌgrass ˈroots, the — noun [plural] the ordinary people in a community, country, or organization rather than its leaders …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English