grassroots
noun [plural] /ˈɡrɑːs.ruːts/
/ˈɡræs-/ Definition
the grassroots › the ordinary people in a society or an organization, especially a political party: The feeling among the grassroots of the Party is that the leaders are not radical enough.Ordinary peoplePosition and status in groups and organizations
(Definition of grassroots noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- community noun
- folk adjective
- grassroots adjective
- Jane Doe noun
- Joe Bloggs noun
- Joe Public noun
- mass market noun
- mass noun (ORDINARY PEOPLE)
- mortal noun
- multitude noun
- on the ground idiom
- popular adjective (GENERAL)
- public adjective (PEOPLE)
- public adjective (PLACE)
- ruck noun (CROWD)
- the common man idiom
- the general public noun
- the hoi polloi noun
- the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus idiom
- the man/woman/person in/on the street idiom
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