grassroots

grassroots
grass roots pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity. Often used with the.
2. The groundwork or source of something.
  grassʹ-rootsʹ (grăsʹro͞otsʹ, -ro͝otsʹ) adj.

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