"grass-roots" meaning in English

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          "text": "Another Bush — George W.’s brother Jeb — is likely to be a big player in the Republican Party’s future. And the most powerful grass-roots force in America, the Tea Party, derives its energy mostly from the same older, white voters who once vilified Bill Clinton.",
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