English noun: grass roots | |||
| 1. | grass roots the essential foundation or source | ||
| Samples | The problem was attacked at the grass roots. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | foundation | ||
| 2. | grass roots (group) the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | common people, folk, folks | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||