service club

noun

1
: a club of business or professional men or women organized for their common benefit and active in community service
2
: a recreation center for enlisted personnel provided by one of the armed services

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When asked in a May 1942 survey if service clubs should be fully shared, less than 1% of Southern troops and 5% of Northern ones said yes. Time, 5 Nov. 2025 The concert is co-organized by service club ROOTS (Refugee Children’s Organization of Technology & Science) at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla and the nonprofit RefugeeNet. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 This should be the subject of discussions in America’s classrooms, book clubs, houses of worship, legislative chambers, service clubs, podcasts, and social media feeds in 2026. Hans Zeiger, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025 Sunday night is when the service club stages the village’s fireworks display at Sabatino Park. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for service club

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of service club was in 1926

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“Service club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20club. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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service club

noun
1
: a club of business or professional men or women organized for their common benefit and active in community service
2
: a recreation center for enlisted persons provided by one of the armed services

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