Overview of noun grass_roots

The noun grass roots has 2 senses

• grass roots -- (the essential foundation or source; "the problem was attacked at the grass roots")


• grass roots -- (the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity))

Overview of adj grass_roots

The adj grassroots has 2 senses

• grassroots -- (fundamental; "the grassroots factor in making the decision")


• grassroots -- (of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group; "a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament")