bottom-up

adjective

bot·tom-up ˈbä-təm-ˈəp

: progressing upward from the lowest levels (as of a stratified organization or system)

bottom-up management

Examples of bottom-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mainstream leaders need also to better mobilize their citizens through more engaging political strategies, more emotional narratives, and more bottom-up and participatory policy approaches. —

Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2024 There are a lot of smaller projects out there, a lot of digital projects, that are really trying to emphasize more bottom-up histories. —

Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 July 2024 The technology uses a bottom-up map approach, offering real-time insights and replacing the static, expensive process associated with manual supply chain mapping. —

Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 June 2024 In the first account, Chinese diplomats, aware of high levels of nationalist sentiment at home, decided to cater to bottom-up appeals for a more assertive posture toward foreign countries. —

Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bottom-up

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