grass roots

Noun
  1. The essential foundation or source (synset 113813462)
    "the problem was attacked at the grass roots"
    is a type of: foundation - the basis on which something is grounded
  2. The common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity) (synset 107964375)
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: common people, folk, folks - people in general (often used in the plural)

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