grass-roots

A form of grassroots — Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

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Meanings

adjectivegrass-roots (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of grassroots.

    Another Bush — George W.’s brother Jeb — is likely to be a big player in the Republican Party’s future. And the most powerful grass-roots force in America, the Tea Party, derives its energy mostly from the same older, white voters who once vilified Bill Clinton.

    2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times
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APA

grass-roots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass-roots

MLA

“grass-roots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass-roots. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grass-roots,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grass-roots.

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