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Today, grass-roots Republicans want to drink a bottle of 2010 small-government wine, but our candidates were bottled in another era, before the tea party's ideas took root.
Ari Fleischer

Meaning of "grass-roots" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRASS-ROOTS

grass-roots  [ˈɡrɑːsˌruːts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRASS-ROOTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grass-Roots is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRASS-ROOTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grassroots

A grassroots movement is driven by a community's politics. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures. Grassroots movements are often at the local level, as many volunteers in the community give their time to support the local party, which can lead to helping the national party. For instance, a grassroots movement can lead to significant voter registration for a political party, which in turn helps the state and national parties.

Definition of grass-roots in the English dictionary

The definition of grass-roots in the dictionary is relating to the ordinary people as distinct from the active leadership of a party or organization: used esp of the rank-and-file members of a political party, or of the voters themselves. Other definition of grass-roots is relating to the origin or essentials.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRASS-ROOTS


beanshoots
ˈbiːnʃuːts
boots
buːts
bossyboots
ˈbɒsɪˌbuːts
cahoots
kəˈhuːts
gumboots
ˈɡʌmˌbuːts
hoots
huːts
institutes
ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːts
lutz
luːts
moonboots
ˈmuːnbuːts
roots
ruːts
slyboots
ˈslaɪˌbuːts
smarty-boots
ˈsmɑːtɪˌbuːts
statutes
ˈstætʃuːts
wootz
wuːts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRASS-ROOTS

grass hockey
grass moth
grass roots
grass skirt
grass snake
grass tree
grass up
grass widow
grass widower
grass-of-Parnassus
grasser
grassfinch
grasshook
grasshopper
grasshopper warbler
grassier
grassiest
grassily
grassiness
grassland

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRASS-ROOTS

bamboo shoots
bet one´s boots
cowboy boots
desert boots
fill your boots
foots
grass roots
have one´s heart in one´s boots
hiking boots
in cahoots
jodhpur boots
kinky boots
riding boots
rubber boots
thigh boots
too big for one´s boots
toots
top boots
voetstoots
Wellington boots

Synonyms and antonyms of grass-roots in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grass-roots» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRASS-ROOTS

Find out the translation of grass-roots to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grass-roots from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grass-roots» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

基层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de base
570 millions of speakers

English

grass-roots
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जमीनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشعبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низовом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grass-roots
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাস শিকড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

local
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akar umbi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Basis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

草の根の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

풀뿌리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suket-werna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ sở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல்-வேர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गवत-मुळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taban
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grass-roots
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oddolny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низовому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă- rădăcini
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαϊκού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gras - wortels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gräsrotsnivå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grasrot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grass-roots

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS-ROOTS»

The term «grass-roots» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS-ROOTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grass-roots

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRASS-ROOTS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grass-roots.
1
Dick Armey
I call it small government, grass-roots activism: The Tea Party activists are a part of it, FreedomWorks is part of it. FreedomWorks is the longest-standing, most active organization within this movement.
2
Ari Fleischer
Today, grass-roots Republicans want to drink a bottle of 2010 small-government wine, but our candidates were bottled in another era, before the tea party's ideas took root.
3
Jim Hunt
Too often, the Democratic Party has been split between its grass-roots activists on one side and its elected officials and party leaders on the other. It's important to remember: We need both wings to fly.
4
Patricia Ireland
In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal.
5
Billie Jean King
I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side.
6
Rebecca MacKinnon
Internet companies created the social-media tools that fueled the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street insurgencies, and that have helped political candidates rally grass-roots support.
7
Will Packer
I'm always going to go up against movies with bigger muscle and money, so I need to have a strong grass-roots game.
8
J. B. Pritzker
I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.
9
Bobby Seale
They came down on us because we had a grass-roots, real people's revolution, complete with the programs, complete with the unity, complete with the working coalitions, where we crossed racial lines.
10
Ellen Willis
What cultural revolutionaries do not seem to grasp is that, far from being a grass-roots art form that has been taken over by businessmen, rock itself comes from the commercial exploitation of the blues.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRASS-ROOTS»

Discover the use of grass-roots in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grass-roots and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Grass Roots
This book is an account of four modern prairie towns, of farming in Western Canada, and also describes how the West was settled and how its small towns are being depopulated by the same external economic forces controlled from Eastern ...
Heather Robertson, 1973
2
Grass-Roots Socialism: Radical Movements in the Southwest, ...
In Grass-Roots Socialism, James Green includes information about the party's propaganda techniques, especially those used in the lively newspapers that claimed fifty thousand subscribers in the Southwest by 1913, and information about the ...
James R. Green, 1978
3
Henry Ford and Grass-roots America
A study of Henry Ford and rural America in the 1920s
Reynold M. Wik, 1972
4
Grass Roots
From bestselling author Stuart Woods, a legal thriller featuring attorney Will Lee who travels South to return to his Georgia roots—and gets involved in a political firestorm that could make or break his career.
Stuart Woods, 2012
5
Grass roots: African origins of an American art
"Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art accompanies an exhibition of the same name produced by the Museum for African Art in New-York.
Dale Rosengarten, Theodore Rosengarten, Enid Schildkrout, 2008
6
Grass roots: marijuana in America today
Reviews the history of marijuana use in America from the earliest evidence of its use to today's growing "grass roots" movement toward decriminalization and legalization
Albert Harry Goldman, 1979
7
Grass Roots: A Commonsense Action Agenda for America
Grass Roots is a political manifesto for every American who loves liberty and cares enough to get involved.
Scott Hennen, Jim Denney, 2011
8
Grass Roots and Green Tape: Principles and Practices of ...
These are framed by international examples from developed nations, and analysis of trends around the world.
Anna Carr, 2002
9
Grass Roots Leaders: The BrainSmart Revolution in Business
Tony Buzan, Tony Dottino and Richard Israel pick up a theme they first introduced nearly a decade ago in The Brain Smart Leader and document a way of fundamentally changing the perspective and behaviour of leaders and employees in your ...
Mr Richard Israel, Mr Tony Buzan, Mr Tony Dottino, 2012
10
High-tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization of Local ...
This book looks at new trends in small-town politics, tracking the infiltration of sophisticated communications technology, the use of political consultants, and the increase in fundraising and campaign expenditures.
J. Cherie Strachan, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRASS-ROOTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grass-roots is used in the context of the following news items.
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JUDSON PHILLIPS: Trump's message: It's the amnesty, stupid
No longer. One of the greatest accomplishments of the Tea Party movement has been to get conservative grass-roots activists involved again. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
2
Despite Srebrenica's Horror, A Grass-Roots Optimism Sprouts In …
Twenty years ago this weekend, Serbian forces rounded up 8,000 Bosnian men and boys from the town of Srebrenica. They bound their hands, ... «NPR, Jul 15»
3
Second petition drive launched for streetcar referendum
A grass-roots petition got underway Friday that would require the city to hold a binding referendum before expanding its yet-to-be-built ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Pope to meet with workers, grass-roots groups in Bolivia
When Francis headlined the first such summit of grass-roots groups at the Vatican last October, he issued a remarkable, off-the-cuff monologue on the injustice ... «WHDH-TV, Jul 15»
5
Pope to meet representatives for workers, poor in Bolivia
When Francis headlined the first such summit of grass-roots groups at the Vatican last October, he issued a remarkable, off-the-cuff monologue ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
6
Grass-roots African arts troupe celebrates anniversary July 12 at …
Mama Lisa Gage at the 2015 Annie Malone parade. Her company, Fundisha Enterprises, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a free show at ... «St. Louis American, Jul 15»
7
Pope wraps Ecuador trip, renews call for action against climate …
The pope will spend the rest of his Bolivian stay in Santa Cruz, where he will headline another summit of grass-roots groups and visit with ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
8
The making of a Hillary Clinton echo chamber
The objective of the sessions: to nurture a seemingly grass-roots echo chamber of Clinton supporters reading from the same script across the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Patrick's grass-roots advisors declare independence
Along with a business-focused one, the grass-roots advisory board was supposed to keep the loudest GOP voices – the moneyed old-guard ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
10
Grass-roots marketing
Two years ago, Business Insider magazine predicted that by 2020, more than 40 percent of the American workforce, or 60 million people, will ... «Woodstock Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Grass-Roots [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grass-roots-1>. May 2024 ».
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