Dictionary

grassroots en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹɑːs.ɹuːts/ (UK)
• /ˈɡɹæs.ɹuːts/ (US)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.
   • If there’s a down side to the film, it’s that “Soros” probably doesn’t devote enough time to the way its subject has become a favorite bogeyman to conservatives that paint him as the guiding hand behind grassroots campaigns by those intent on discrediting them. 2020 November 18, Brian Lowry, “‘Soros’ looks at the life and activism of the right’s favorite bogeyman”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2026:

Forms

Antonyms

Astroturf · grass tops

Deriveds

grassrootsy · grassroots democracy · netroots · grassroots leader

Relateds

grass roots

Translations (27)

it dal basso (of the grass roots) · sv gräsrot (of the grass roots) · ru обыкнове́нный (of the grass roots) · bn তৃণমূল (of the grass roots) · fr sur le terrain (of the grass roots) · pl oddolny (of the grass roots) · it sociale (of the grass roots) · th รากหญ้า (of the grass roots) · it di base (of the grass roots) · id akar rumput (of the grass roots) · cmn 草根 (of the grass roots) · es de base (of the grass roots) · ru ме́стный (of the grass roots) · de Basis- (of the grass roots) · cmn 基層 /基层 (of the grass roots) · ru низово́й (of the grass roots) · de Grassroots- (of the grass roots) · ru рядово́й (of the grass roots) · ca de base (of the grass roots) · ru обы́чный (of the grass roots) · it popolare (of the grass roots) · fr local (of the grass roots) · ms akar umbi (of the grass roots) · ca local (of the grass roots) · cy llawr gwlad (of the grass roots) · fi ruohonjuuritason (of the grass roots) · hi तृणमूल (of the grass roots)