"grassroots leader" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Compound noun formed with English elements. Compare U.S. English (grassroots) A rank used to describe a political party of bottom-up management structure.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grassroots leaders",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "grassroots leader (plural grassroots leaders)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singapore English",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Government",
          "orig": "en:Government",
          "parents": [
            "Politics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985, Low Mei Mei, The Straits Times (Singapore), page 12:",
          "text": "Grassroots leaders still play a key role in the Government’s efforts to reach out to the people even with the setting up of the Feedback Unit.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Cocoa Man, “Google Groups: Grassroots leaders can help improve our lives.”, in Online:",
          "text": "Can grassroots leaders really help improve our lives or are they just running dogs of the PAP.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Mohamad Maidin Bin PAcker Mohd, Singapore Government Media Release, page 2:",
          "text": "Our grassroots leaders decided to upgrade it into a modern CC to serve residents better.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, People's Association (Singapore), (Online)",
          "text": "Members of the public will be able to better identify their grassroots leaders and district councillors with the implementation of the new PA identity card."
        },
        {
          "text": "2017, Lim Yangchen , Straits Times, 7 Oct (Online) Bishan East-Thomson Constituency grassroots leader Edmund Lim said: \"This is a way of educating our younger generation... to be aware of the importance of caring for our elderly.\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A government-appointed volunteer who serves in an organisation with the main purpose of bridging the gap between the Singapore Government and the people."
      ],
      "id": "en-grassroots_leader-en-noun-pEvrLFcu",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Singapore) A government-appointed volunteer who serves in an organisation with the main purpose of bridging the gap between the Singapore Government and the people."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "alt": "GRO",
          "word": "grassroots organization"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɑːsɹuːts ˈliːdə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grassroots leader"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Compound noun formed with English elements. Compare U.S. English (grassroots) A rank used to describe a political party of bottom-up management structure.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grassroots leaders",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "grassroots leader (plural grassroots leaders)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "alt": "GRO",
      "word": "grassroots organization"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Singapore English",
        "en:Government"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985, Low Mei Mei, The Straits Times (Singapore), page 12:",
          "text": "Grassroots leaders still play a key role in the Government’s efforts to reach out to the people even with the setting up of the Feedback Unit.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Cocoa Man, “Google Groups: Grassroots leaders can help improve our lives.”, in Online:",
          "text": "Can grassroots leaders really help improve our lives or are they just running dogs of the PAP.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Mohamad Maidin Bin PAcker Mohd, Singapore Government Media Release, page 2:",
          "text": "Our grassroots leaders decided to upgrade it into a modern CC to serve residents better.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, People's Association (Singapore), (Online)",
          "text": "Members of the public will be able to better identify their grassroots leaders and district councillors with the implementation of the new PA identity card."
        },
        {
          "text": "2017, Lim Yangchen , Straits Times, 7 Oct (Online) Bishan East-Thomson Constituency grassroots leader Edmund Lim said: \"This is a way of educating our younger generation... to be aware of the importance of caring for our elderly.\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A government-appointed volunteer who serves in an organisation with the main purpose of bridging the gap between the Singapore Government and the people."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Singapore) A government-appointed volunteer who serves in an organisation with the main purpose of bridging the gap between the Singapore Government and the people."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɑːsɹuːts ˈliːdə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grassroots leader"
}