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Definition of grass roots noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

grass roots

noun

[plural] the grass roots

ordinary people in society or in an organization, rather than the leaders or people who make decisions the grass roots of the party

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grass-roots adjective [only before noun]

We need support at the grass-roots level.See grass roots in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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