Definitions

grassroots

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

NOUN

ordinary citizens

Synonyms

WEAK

Middle America common people hoi polloi laboring class middle class proletariat rank and file the masses wage-earners working class working people

ADJECTIVE

involving ordinary people, rather than politicians

Synonyms

STRONG

democratic local middle-class neighborhood provincial working-class

WEAK

broad-based everyday popular populist widespread

Example Sentences

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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

Soccer pyramid will only be as strong as the grassroots base supporting it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

I got a call from the conservative radio host and grassroots organizer Charlie Kirk, who had become one of my closest friends over the last few years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

LiNK moved to Torrance from Washington, D.C., to find cheaper rent and to focus on building a grassroots movement.

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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