Synonyms for grass roots
grass roots

Princeton's WordNet

1. grass rootsnoun

   the essential foundation or source

   "the problem was attacked at the grass roots"

2. grass rootsnoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Folk
   • Foundation

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1. Christie Gross:

   This has to be an effort that comes up from the grass roots. It has to come from patients, it is extraordinarily exposing.

2. Debbie Haskins:

   As a grass roots organization we are committed to keeping our youth, our roadways, and public safe. Whenever a state looks at changing its culture by legalizing a drug, we need to think about the societal costs. VT will hopefully have a spirited discussion in 2015 that we hope will bring science, research and thoughtful discourse to a complicated topic, we hope that VT’ers care enough to have this discussion based on science, rather than emotion or for money.

3. Carolyn McLarty:

   We stand behind him as the RNC. We represent the grass roots from across the country, and with all the media and attacks and things that have been going on, it was time for us to stand up and say we support you, you're doing a good job.

4. Mark Sanford:

   I suspect it would stir up the rank and file. And when you get the rank and file at the grass-roots level, other folks get stirred up within the conference.

5. Ewan McGregor:

   They try and find someone local, it's very grass roots, it's usually quite small but hugely effective projects that they help fund and try and champion.