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grass-roots
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grass roots
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity. Often used with the.
2. The groundwork or source of something.

grass-roots (grsrts, -rts) adj.
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grass-roots [ˈgrɑːsˈruːts] ADJ [movement] → de base; [support, opinion] → de las bases
grass-roots politicspolĂ­tica f donde se trata de los problemas corrientes de la gente
see also grass B


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Her writings include The Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origins of Feminism (1996), Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Islamism (2005), and Sexual Politics in Modern Iran (2009).
Ms Griffiths said new laws could transform how grassroots democracy operates.
It's a role I believe that councils are uniquely able to fulfil; back to that grassroots democracy, the understanding we have of our people and our place and the specific fixes needed to make a difference in neighbourhoods.
 
 
 
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