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Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: grass tops, Astroturf
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
fundamental
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the grassroots factor in making the decision
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ghreh1-der. Proto-Germanic *grasą Proto-West Germanic *gras Old English græs Middle English gras English grass English roots English grassroots From grass + roots.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bengali:
তৃণমূল
(trinômul)
— of the grass roots
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Catalan:
de base
— of the grass roots
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Catalan:
local
— of the grass roots
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Chinese Mandarin:
草根
(cǎogēn)
— of the grass roots
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Chinese Mandarin:
基層 /基层
(jīcéng)
— of the grass roots
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Finnish:
ruohonjuuritason
— of the grass roots
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French:
local
— of the grass roots
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French:
sur le terrain
— of the grass roots
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German:
Basis-
— of the grass roots
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German:
Grassroots-
— of the grass roots
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Hindi:
तृणमूल
(tŕṇmūl)
— of the grass roots
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Indonesian:
akar rumput
— of the grass roots
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Italian:
popolare
— of the grass roots
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Italian:
sociale
— of the grass roots
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Italian:
di base
— of the grass roots
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Italian:
dal basso
— of the grass roots
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Malay:
akar umbi
— of the grass roots
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Polish:
oddolny
— of the grass roots
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Russian:
рядово́й
(rjadovój)
— of the grass roots
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Russian:
низово́й
(nizovój)
— of the grass roots
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Russian:
обыкнове́нный
(obyknovénnyj)
— of the grass roots
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Russian:
обы́чный
(obýčnyj)
— of the grass roots
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Russian:
ме́стный
(méstnyj)
— of the grass roots
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Spanish:
de base
— of the grass roots
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Swedish:
gräsrot
— of the grass roots
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Thai:
รากหญ้า
(râak-yâa)
— of the grass roots
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Welsh:
llawr gwlad
— of the grass roots