grass-roots

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.

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grass-roots (grsrts, -rts) adj.

Translations

grass-roots [ˈgrɑːsruːts] grass npl (of party etc) → Basis f

adj (opinion) → des kleinen Mannes;

at grass-roots level → an der Basis