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noun
People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
The essential foundation or source of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: folk, folks, common people
noun
the essential foundation or source
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foundation
History
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Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
