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grassroots

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


ADJECTIVE
involving ordinary people, rather than politicians
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There are primaries in four states on Tuesday, and two marquee Republican contests in South Carolina are set to be another test of Trump's sway with his party's grassroots.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Reminding us of the messy yet necessary work of grassroots activism, the play administered the equivalent of a political oxygen mask.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Back in Cornwall, while grassroots football is part of the weekly agenda, the county is not best known for its footballing exports.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Toth, who was involved in the grassroots push long before Trump waded into politics, said the president is just accelerating work that was already underway.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

She, the grand-daughter of an Imperial Entomologist, he the son of a grassroots Marxist Party worker.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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