grassroots

Speech parts

1. grassroots - Adjective

2. grassroots - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group

fundamental

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

democratic public local popular underlying elemental terrapin firebase rank and file bottom-up

Antonyms

bluish blueish

Phrases with the word

grassroots movement grassroots media at grassroots level grassroots mobilization at the grassroots level anti-grassroots

Examples

There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism. Maajid Nawaz

We are the great grassroots campaign of the modern era, built from mousepads, shoe leather and hope. Howard Dean

I think if progressives stay at this, continue at the grassroots level to make the case that all Americans should have choice, all Americans ought to be able to hold insurance companies accountable, I think we will have 60 votes in the United States Senate for a strong bill. Ron Wyden

If the legislation is passed I will lead a grassroots campaign of civil disobedience to thwart the identity cards programme ... I, and I expect thousands of people like me, will simply refuse ever to register. Nick Clegg

I have to speak out because I am very much a part of the party hierarchy. And I have received tremendous response from the grassroots who feel that I am saying something right. Muhyiddin Yassin

About 70 percent of the district was new. It was a short amount of time to get to know hundreds and thousands of people. But with the help and support of old friends, we built a grassroots operation organically from the ground up. Adam Kinzinger

Close letter words and terms

grassplot grassquit grassroot grassroots campaign grassroots democracy grassroots leader