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grassroots

noun
🔊/ˌɡrɑːsˈruːts/
🔊/ˌɡræsˈruːts/
 [plural]
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  1. ordinary people in society or in an organization, rather than the leaders or people who make decisions基层民众；平民百姓；草根
    • the grassroots of the party党的基层成员
    • We need support at grassroots level.我们需要基层的支持。🔊🔊
    Topics People in societyc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrass roots is used before these nouns:
    • campaign
    • effort
    • initiative
    • …
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