Meanings
noungrass roots (uncountable)
- uncountablegovernmentPeople and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.
- uncountableThe essential foundation or source of something.
Translations
Danish græsrødder
- græsrødderlocal (most basic) level
German Basis
- Basislocal (most basic) level
Indonesian akar rumput
- akar rumputlocal (most basic) level
Italian società civile
- società civilelocal (most basic) level
Japanese 草の根
- 草の根 (kusa no ne)local (most basic) level
Norwegian Bokmål gressrot
- gressrotlocal (most basic) level
Polish szeregowi członkowie
- szeregowi członkowielocal (most basic) level
Portuguese povo comum
- povo comumlocal (most basic) level
Russian рядовой
- рядовой (rjadovoj)local (most basic) level
Thai รากหญ้า
- รากหญ้า (râak-yâa)local (most basic) level
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APA
grass roots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass%20roots
MLA
“grass roots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass%20roots. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grass roots,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass%20roots.
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