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community-backed

[/kəˈmjuːnɪti bækt/]
adjective
apoiado pela comunidade
1. supported, funded, or endorsed by members of a community or local group
The community-backed initiative successfully renovated the neighborhood park.
A iniciativa apoiada pela comunidade reformou com sucesso o parque do bairro.
2. having grassroots support from ordinary people rather than institutional or corporate backing
This is a community-backed project that emerged from local concerns.
Este é um projeto apoiado pela comunidade que surgiu de preocupações locais.
Synonyms
grassrootscommunity-supportedlocally-backedpeople-supportedcrowd-backed
Antonyms
corporate-backedgovernment-backedtop-downinstitutionally-backed

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
apoiado pela comunidade
standard usage
Portugal
apoiado pela comunidade
standard usage; also 'sustentado pela comunidade'
General Brazilian
respaldado pela comunidade
alternative, more formal usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

grassroots movement
community-driven initiative
people power
bottom-up approach
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