noun phrase · neutral
grassroots movement
/ˈɡræsˌruːts ˈmuːvmənt/GRASS·roots MOVE·ment
A political or social campaign that starts at the local level and is driven by ordinary people.
Examples
“The environmental grassroots movement pressured the council to protect the wetlands.”
“A grassroots movement can grow quickly if people organise locally.”
“She joined a grassroots movement campaigning for better public transport.”
Band 8 sentence
“The grassroots movement successfully pressured local authorities to revise planning rules after months of door-to-door organising.”
Collocations
- launch a grassroots movement
- join a grassroots movement
- a grassroots campaign
Word family
Common mistakes
grass root movement→grassroots movement
a grassroots→a grassroots movement
Say it for a higher band
5local campaign→6community movement→7+grassroots movement
Synonyms
community movement
Easily confused
community initiative
“The community initiative organised monthly clean-up events.”
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