grassroots democracy

noun

The political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.

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Meanings

noungrassroots democracy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 基層民主 /基层民主
  • 基層民主 /基层民主 (jīcéng mínzhǔ)processes
Dutch basisdemocratie
  • basisdemocratieprocesses
Finnish ruohonjuuridemokratia
  • ruohonjuuridemokratiaprocesses
Polish demokracja oddolna
  • demokracja oddolnaprocesses
Swedish gräsrotsdemokrati
  • gräsrotsdemokratiprocesses
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“grassroots democracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grassroots%20democracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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