grassroots movement

Croatian translation: pučki pokret

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English term or phrase:	grassroots movement
Croatian translation:	pučki pokret

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15:56 Jan 29, 2009

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English term or phrase: grassroots movement

Definition from Wikipedia:
A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a political movement) is one driven by the constituents of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it is natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures.

Example sentence(s):

It’s a common misconception that social movements occur spontaneously. Although usually requiring a spark to emerge into the public eye, movements result from decades of conscious and persistent grassroots movement building efforts. exco
Grassroots organizing can be harder than it sounds: a mix of social networking, savvy funding, and judicious decision-making can go a long way. eHow
Grassroots groups have increased their activity, newspapers and magazines have begun writing more about the issue, and a recent Wall Street Journal article showed that some high-end restaurants are rebelling CommonDreams.org

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pučki pokret

Definition:
"grassroots" znači pučki, narodni; u hrvatskom se za to koristi izraz pučki pokret (narodni je obično nacionalan ili nacionalistički, a riječ "pučki" označava upravo to da je taj pokret iznikao iz naroda te kao takav nije organiziran odozgo, od strane tijela državne vlasti

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Nina M Pelikan
Croatia

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pučki pokret

Nina M Pelikan

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samonikli pokret

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đubre

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samonikli pokret

Definition from own experience or research:
Mozda Vam odgovara ovaj prijevod za ovaj kontekst...

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...samonikli pokret malih ljudi... ...samonikli pokret za temeljna prava... - Google

CroAnglo
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pučki pokret

Definition from own experience or research:
"grassroots" znači pučki, narodni; u hrvatskom se za to koristi izraz pučki pokret (narodni je obično nacionalan ili nacionalistički, a riječ "pučki" označava upravo to da je taj pokret iznikao iz naroda te kao takav nije organiziran odozgo, od strane tijela državne vlasti

Example sentence(s):

Reformacija je kao pučki pokret masa bila teško opterećena pa je sad postajala sve više stvar vlasti. - Seminarska radnja studentice povijesti
Professor Fix highlights the problems within the Catholic Church and proceeds to an analysis of Martin Luther and the early Reformation, which started as a grassroots movement of ordinary people but was transformed by events into a highly politicized cause dominated by German princes. - The Teaching Company, Indiana University
Naslovi u američkim novinama nastavili su sugerirati da je pobjedu na duže staze odnio Barack Obama te da je on, od Iowe do New Hampshirea, brzo prerastao iz fenomena u 'pučki pokret' - bhmuslimmonitor

Explanation:
možda bi se nekada moglo reći i temeljni socijalni pokret analogno njemačkom
grass-root[s] attrib. adj. (Polit.)
Basis-

Nina M Pelikan
Croatia
Local time: 23:13
Native speaker of:

Croatian
PRO pts in category: 4

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đubre

Definition from own experience or research:
dobro za razvoj korijena trave, a i biljki općenito

Example sentence(s):

Đubre i strugotina štite korijen kivija od izmrzavanja u toku zimskih mrazeva, a ujedno se jedine stvarajući posebnu vrstu humusa - glas srpske
Ako se trava redovno kosi nema mnogo otpada i to taman padne na zemlju i djubri travu - club med
đubre jedno - daily motion

John Farebrother
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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