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grassroots

[gras-roots, -roots, grahs-] / ˈgræsˌruts, -ˌrʊts, ˈgrɑs- /


ADJECTIVE
involving ordinary people, rather than politicians
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Progressive critique has long demanded that students learn the truth: that dismantling Jim Crow required sophisticated, institutional organizing at the grassroots level.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

The pair discussed Talarico’s grassroots campaign, the controversy involving former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

It is what needs to be done,” said Pamala Buzick Kim, one of the co-founders of Stay in LA, a grassroots campaign aimed at increasing film and television production in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

He came fourth out of the five contenders, losing to Ed Miliband, but spent the next five years building up his appeal with the party's grassroots.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Shin did not yet know this, but grassroots capitalism, vagabond trading, and rampant corruption were creating cracks in the police state that surrounded Camp 14.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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