base community

noun

1. (especially in South America) a group of people taking part in religious devotions and Bible study, who seek to apply this in their socioeconomic and political situation.

Example Sentences

The base community had been notified two days before that the drill would take place Thursday, but a time was not publicized.

From Seattle Times

As army troops pulled out of their base, community leaders in Ardamata collected weapons kept for self-defence to try to secure safe passage for civilians, said Meccia and Sharaf Eddin Adam, another civilian refugee who arrived in Chad.

From Reuters

Last July, a federal appeals court upheld the Department of Justice’s decision to base community policing grants in part on cities’ cooperation with immigration authorities.

From Washington Times

Francis has in fact sought to revive liberation theology in its pastoral application — not political but in what theologians call “base community” work in the region’s slums and marginalized areas.

From Los Angeles Times

Government services dried up from a scant tax base, community restoration fuelled by will and collaboration, these are driving palpable change.

From New York Times