grass tops

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɡɹɑːstɒps/    /ˈɡɹæstɑps/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. People in a position of power or influence at a local level. idiomatic,plural,plural-only
    — They also had important connections to advocacy groups and the local "grass tops."
  2. plural of grass top. form-of,plural
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, related to, or involving local influential figures. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — Along with the ads, industry worked to mobilize local politicians and business executives in what business groups called a "grass tops" campaign.

词形变化

grass-tops alternative grasstops alternative grass-tops alternative grasstops alternative grass-tops alternative grasstops alternative

词源

词源 1
From grass + tops, by analogy with grassroots.
词源 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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