grassroot level

English translation: local (the closest level to the people)

03:40 Oct 10, 2004

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English term or phrase: grassroot level

It provides social services to grassroot level organisations.

What is the meaning of grassroot level here. Please also elaborate the physical concept of this term. Thanks

Geeta

Selected answer:local (the closest level to the people)

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Assisting in the production of various building components at the grassroot level; ... and; Providing housing guidance, information and counseling to local people. ...
www.unesco.org/most/asia4.htm

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-10-10 03:57:11 GMT)
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as a community threatened by proposed construction of a nuclear power plant). Lobbies may use grassroots methods, such as local rallies and campaigns, to build support...

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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 17:52

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local (the closest level to the people)

RHELLER

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Level of the ordinary people / level of the mass people / level of the genral public

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.

5 +2

the most basic level

humbird

5 +1

common or ordinary people as contrasted....

Ines Garcia Botana

(organisations which operate) at the grassroots

chica nueva

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Level of the ordinary people / level of the mass people / level of the genral public

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grassroot level means:
Level of the ordinary people / level of the mass people / level of the genral public

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 05:52
Works in field
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Bengali
PRO pts in category: 32

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peer agreement (net): +9

local (the closest level to the people)

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 17:52
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English
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common or ordinary people as contrasted....

Explanation:
1. The common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
2. the agricultural and rural areas of a country.
3. the people inhabiting these areas, esp. as a political, social, or economic group.
4. the origin or basis of something; the basic or primary concept, rule, part, or the like.

Ines Garcia Botana
Local time: 20:52
Native speaker of: Spanish

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the most basic level

Explanation:
Oxford Doc. definition states:
"[plural n.] the most basic level of an activity or organization."
By itself it is clear and simple, but following seems to offering you further help, quoted from the site below.

In my experience, "grass roots" generally refers to local people working together to find solutions to problems in their communities. Particularly in the advocacy community, I've noticed that "grass roots" organizations are often contrasted with organizations founded by outsiders, usually meaning upper class people, the dominant racial group, or professionals.

In sum, this is an organization formed at the most basic level of a society that is small loacla community formed mostly through their townhall meeting, or even from someone's living room. Opposite is organizations formed by social elite (nationally known influential people, famous political and or academic characters etc., who can speak with expetise and authority on the issues at hand). There are many such organizations of good cause, but they usually do not addres things that are close to home for the local population (such as specific housing needs, polutions, mass-transit, etc.) .
Of course national level activities/organization can coexist with, and often risen from grass roots level. So they are not mutually exclusive.
Grass roots organizations are so close to home, members can discuss matters with first hand experiences and can identify with those problems in everyday basis.

Reference: http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/18/51.html

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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(organisations which operate) at the grassroots

Explanation:
grass roots [Colloq] = the common people, thought of in relation to their attitudes on political issues (Collins Concise English Dictionary

=> in my understanding, it now often simply means 'the common people', or the basic stratum of society, regardless of politics.

(eg Our Maori leaders in this country talk about working 'at the flax roots'with their own people (because flax is the basic level of Maori life - they were hunter-gatherers, whereas grass is the basic of the life of the European settlers - they were pastoral farmers.) That is a local development in the vernacular here...but it cannot be taken as typical)

chica nueva
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

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