key club

noun

Definition of key clubnext
as in country club

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  1. country club
  2. service club
  3. clubhouse
Noun
  • Residents enjoy private beaches, a golf course, marinas, a country club and other amenities rarely found elsewhere.
    — Luisa Yanez August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Not long after Yvette Velasco, an environmental health specialist for the County of San Bernardino, was killed in a 2015 terrorist attack at her office holiday party, a chef at a local country club gave her father a treasured token of her work.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of country club
Noun
  • Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with over 40,000 adult and youth members in over 1,600 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico, Africa, Europe, Asia, and throughout the world.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • The Rotary took the helm as the parade’s organizer in 2021, with proceeds raised through entry fees and sponsorships distributed to charities supported by the nonprofit service club.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of service club
Noun
  • There are no shortage of issues with this club, but one that is creeping back into its clubhouse, and the franchise, is comfort.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Familiar names departed in a flurry of deals, leaving a clubhouse that suddenly looked much different.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of clubhouse
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“Key club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/key%20club. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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