service club
- noun
- /ˈsɜrvɪs klʌb/
:
club de servicio
- To strengthen my commitment to marketing, I designed representative uniforms for 'Circle K', De Anza's community service club.
Examples
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Joining a service club can be a great way to meet new people while helping others.
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In addition to that, I am involved with my school's community service club.
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My father is a member of a local service club that organizes charity events for the community.
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The service club hosted a fundraiser last weekend to support local families in need.
Synonyms
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A group of people who meet for a shared interest or activity
How Community Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'service' + 'club', so learners will grasp it denotes a club related to some kind of 'service'. However, 'service' is polysemous (e.g. public service, provision of services, or military service), so the specific sense 'recreational facility for military personnel' is not directly predictable without extra world knowledge; the relation is partially clear but ambiguous.
Etymology
Service club began as groups of people who formed a club to give service, meaning 'help', to their town by running projects like fundraising or helping neighbours. So, it means an organization of people who meet to do community work.