"grassroots democracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} grassroots democracy (uncountable)
  1. The political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies. Wikipedia link: grassroots democracy Tags: uncountable Translations (processes): 基層民主 /基层民主 (jīcéng mínzhǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), basisdemocratie [feminine] (Dutch), ruohonjuuridemokratia (Finnish), gräsrotsdemokrati [common-gender] (Swedish)
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